Nosferatu (1922) a German horror film, directed by F. W.
Murnau and starring Max Schreck as the vampire Count Orlok was released on
March 4, 1922. The film was based on Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula, although
the writer did change the names of the characters and the storyline it
was not enough to prevent a lawsuit from Stoker’s widow. When Stoker’s
widow won the lawsuit, the court ordered that all existing prints of the film
be destroyed. One print did manage to survive which was in the United
States at the time where the novel Dracula was already in public domain
and the German court could not force the US to destroy the film
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, (1943), produced by
Universal Studios starring Lon Chaney, Jr. as the Wolf Man and Bela Lugosi as
Frankenstein's monster was released on March 5,1943. This was the first of a
series of "ensemble" monster films combining characters from several
film series.
Edward Van Sloan remembered for his roles in horror films
such as Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), and The Mummy (1932), died on
March 6, 1964 at the age of 81 in San Francisco, California.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1908) a Selig Polyscope Company
silent film starring Hobart Bosworth and Betty Harte was
released on March 7,1908. This was the first of several screen adaptation of
Robert Louis Stevenson's novel, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
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