Dracula (partially found epilogue scene of Universal horror film; 1931)

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Status: Partially Found

Universal's Dracula, one of the most famous horror films of all time, was originally released in 1931 with an epilogue. It featured Edward Van Sloan, who played Van Helsing, talking directly to the audience. At first, it starts out with him telling the audience to not be afraid of vampires when they return to their homes. However, at the last moment, Edward says "There are such things..." and the movie ends.

By the time Dracula was reissued in 1936, The Motion Picture Code (which worked to censor films in order to keep certain morals) was being taken very seriously. As such, the epilogue was removed to avoid contention from certain religious groups. To this day, the entire epilogue has not resurfaced.

However, in the 1999 documentary Road to Dracula, there are a few stills and even some footage and audio taken from the epilogue's reel (which can be viewed below). It's unknown why the entire scene hasn't been put out to this day, but one possible explanation is that the footage in the documentary may have been the only usable footage from the reel, considering both how old the reel must have been and how it likely wasn't taken good care of as it was effectively deemed useless due to the MPC controversy. It is unknown if Universal has or will try to restore the footage or if any other reels of it are confirmed to exist.

Footage of the epilogue and explanation of the scene (~7:50)