Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) an American horror film directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starring Fredric March was released on December 31, 1931. The film is an adaptation of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886) by Robert Louis Stevenson. Karl Struss was nominated for Best Cinematography and Percy Heath and Samueal Hoffenstien were nominated for Best Writing. Fredric March's performance in this film earned him his first Academy Award making Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) the first horror film to receive an Academy Award.
Beast from Haunted Cave (1959)
directed by Monte Hellman and starring Michael Forest, Frank Wolff, Richard
Sinatra, and Sheila Carrol was released on January 1, 1959. This film was
the first directing job for Monte Hellman who would later direct The Terror (1963) and Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch
Out! (1989).
The Return of the Vampire (1944) released by Columbia
Pictures on January 1, 1944, stars Bela Lugosi as the
vampire Armand Tesla. The Return of the Vampire (1944) was an unofficial sequel to Universal Studios’ film Dracula (1931) for copyright purposes, the vampire's name was changed to Armand Tesla
Figures of the Night (1920) a German silent horror film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Paul Wegener was released on January 6, 1920. This film is considered lost.
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