Director Tod Browning deliberately kept the last scenes of MARK
OF THE VAMPIRE (1935) a secret because he wanted authenticity from his
actors. The actors believed that they were making a conventional horror movie,
and were totally unaware of the twist-ending until the last few days of
shooting. When Bela Lugosi discovered the deception, he reportedly begged Browning
to change the ending to allow him and Carroll Borland to be real vampires. Friday, January 2, 2015
Friday's Fright Film Fact
Director Tod Browning deliberately kept the last scenes of MARK
OF THE VAMPIRE (1935) a secret because he wanted authenticity from his
actors. The actors believed that they were making a conventional horror movie,
and were totally unaware of the twist-ending until the last few days of
shooting. When Bela Lugosi discovered the deception, he reportedly begged Browning
to change the ending to allow him and Carroll Borland to be real vampires. 
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