Bossk
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Good reserch, and that makes sense. I doubt there was a dragon in the center of the original, presumed masonic medallion, but it does make sense for the historical Dracula (see post above).
Dracula Medallion - 1931 Lugosi Prop
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Good reserch, and that makes sense. I doubt there was a dragon in the center of the original, presumed masonic medallion, but it does make sense for the historical Dracula (see post above).
ManDrawsPicture
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Lugosi was not buried with the medallion worn in the 1931 film.
As for it being Lugosi's personal (masonic) property, there is no mention or record of him using it in any production/performance either before or after the 1931 film.
Here's a new variation that I'm offering as well:
As for it being Lugosi's personal (masonic) property, there is no mention or record of him using it in any production/performance either before or after the 1931 film.
Here's a new variation that I'm offering as well:
Bossk
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I cannot make out what is in the center of the second medalllion, but if it is NOT a dragon, I believe it is less realistic/historically appropriate than the first one. I enlarged it but still can't make it out. It looks a bit like a skull with snakes or skinny oreintal dragons writhing around it.Lugosi was not buried with the medallion worn in the 1931 film.
As for it being Lugosi's personal (masonic) property, there is no mention or record of him using it in any production/performance either before or after the 1931 film.
Here's a new variation that I'm offering as well:
ManDrawsPicture
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IMO - This new variant leans a little closer to the screen-used medallion from the 1931 film. The disc is larger and the central scene is an intentionally vague/nondescript landscape. Also, the border that goes around the scene has a more distinct scroll-type design.
ManDrawsPicture
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Here's another variation I did just for fun.
I vant my Medallion back!!
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Count Zirock
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You did too good of a job on these! Now, FE's putting out a licensed version that's supposed to be unveiled at SDCC this weekend.
TymerDC
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I posted pics of Factory Entertainment's Dracula Medalilon on my comic con thread here if you care to look:
http://www.therpf.com/f47/san-diego-comic-con-2011-whats-new-pictures-stories-post-all-here-121734/
Count Zirock
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The medallion worn by Lugosi in the film appears to be something the prop and costume departments cobbled together for him. Only one was made, and it has been presumed lost during production. This is why it just disappears in the film: the last time we see Lugosi wearing it is outside the London Opera House. We he enters the opera and joins Dr. Seward's box, he's no longer wearing it. Carlos Villarios didn't wear it at all in the Spanish-language "Dracula." Years later, Lugosi had a larger replica of the medallion made for personal appearances and his frequent touring companies of the play "Dracula." That is the medallion he was buried with, along with his crimson-lined Dracula stage cape. The centerpiece of the film medallion was long believed to depict the sun setting behind a mountainside. New research suggests is the sun and the half-moon, which suggests the centerpiece actually was the cover to a period pocketwatch!
TymerDC
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Actually FEs been working on a licensed version long before this. Here's their final prototype that was on display at comic con.
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Count Zirock
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Here's a version I got a couple of months back that had the star-crescent areas cut out and a more period-correct ribbon added.
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