Review of The Brides of Dracula

Entertaining non-Christopher Lee vampire flick from Hammer and genre stalwart Terence Fisher. A beautiful young woman (Yvonne Monlaur) is sucked into the world of the undead by a handsome vampire (the excellent David Peel) who takes advantage of her kindness. This outing focuses on the cursed Meinster family and never mentions the word "Dracula". Peter Cushing crashes the vampire party and is in top form as he races around trying to prevent Mr. Peel from turning every pretty woman within earshot into one of his brides. In one silly scene, Peel proposes to Ms. Monlaur, whom he hardly knows, and seconds later she's accepted his offer. The climax at an old mill is rich in atmosphere and invention (note how Cushing locates a cross big enough to do in the bloodsucker), and the parade of lovely ladies is a fine sight. This is an engaging Hammer production filled with mostly great performances and classic vampire situations.