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Originally posted by hollywoodgothiq
Thus we get the opening sequence, which is heavily influenced by the book, but with Renfield replacing Jonathan Harker, so that when Dracula shows up in London, Harker will not recognize him.
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Nosferatu also had the opening sequence, but with the Count coming in a horse-drawn carriage to pick HARKER up (which in and of itself is more faithful to the book). And in Browning's Dracula, by having Harker "not recognize" Dracula by changing the entire character development, the story also changes. Part of the book was the horrific realization of Harker discovering the same monster that held him captive in his castle is after Mina.
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Originally posted by hollywoodgothiq
Different yes, but it is quite an exaggeration to state that "the storyline couldn't have been any more different from the book." The 1931 DRACULA is very much a condensed, telescoped version of the book, minus the chase back to Transylvania and with a lot of stuff from the play thrown in.
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I disagree completely.