{FOUR OF A DIFFERENT KIND} He is our first of the famous Dracula’s, the romance, the horror, the mystery of his myth all started with this Silent Classic Horror Film. Today we take a deep journey into this back story of this amazing film. It all started in 1897 with Bram Stoker’s classic novel DRACULA. Here and there being preformed on stage as a play, until F.W. Murnau wanted to put it on film in 1922. Silent Films are so underrated people just don’t understand what went into the filming of one these. Here’s the story of a film that no one at the time had any idea just what they were filming. F.W.Murnau the director , Born Dec 28, 1888 in Bielefeld N. Rhine, Westphalia, Germany. He died on March 11, 1931. Folks if you read are last review “Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things”, you’ll remember that Bob Clark and his son were killed on the Pacific Coast Hi-Way, F.W. is also on this list crazy shit two directors killed on the same Hi-Way. March 11, 1931 while driving along the Pacific Coast Hi-Way near Rincon Beach California his car crashed he would die later at a Santa Barbra Hospital. This coming one week before the premier of his film “TABU”. He served during WW1 a company commander as well as a member of the German Air Force he survived several crashes without any major injuries. He joined Fox Studio in 1926 in Hollywood California. His works include “SUNRISE” 1927- “4 DEVILS” 1928- “CITY GIRL” 1930- “TABU” 1931. Sadly 11 people attend his funeral among them Robert J Flaherty, Emil Jannings, Greta Garbo and Fritz Lang who delivered the eulogy. 8 of his 21 films are forever lost. And the last thing about this dude’s life, in 2015 his grave was broken into and his skull taken.It is belived to have been done by an Occult or of a Ceremonial signifcance. Max Schreck, (Count Orlok) Born Sept. 6, 1879 in Berlin Germany, his birth name Maximillan Schreck. He travelled with MAX REINHARDT’S GROUP playing the odd ball characters, from the old to the grotesque. After getting his Actor’s Education he meets his wife Fanny, who has a small uncredited part in our film. Schreck is German for terror to add to the crazy story. Gustav von Wangenheim, (Hutter) Born Feb 18, 1895 in Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany. Here you go his birth name Ingo Clemens Gustav Adolf Freiherr von Wangenheim, now that’s a name. He was an actor as well as a director his works include “WOMEN in the MOON” 1929- “DER KAMPF” 1936. He served in WW 1, after the war was a member of the communist party the KPD Forced to get the hell out of Germany with Hitler on the rise in 1933. Becomes a Soviet citizen in 1940. He returns to Germany in 1945 where he continued to act and direct. In 1954 his 1931 marriage to Inge von Winterstein is anulled they had 1 child. Greta Schroder,(Ellen seine Frau) Born June 27, 1892 in Dussledorf, N. Rine-Westphalia Germany. It was rumored she died on June 6, 1980 in Berlin Germany. One thing we here on the 3rd floor podcast is that she is in fact dead. Most of all her work was on stage. She was also a screenwriter her work includes”ZUCKER und ZIMT” 1915 -“DAS PHANTOM der OPER” 1916. She is the first to bring life to the Phantom on the silver screen. Married twice Ernst Matray 1912 till 1924 when they divorced, and Paul Wegener 1925 until his death in 1948. 
{ A SILENT GIANT} Enrico Diekmann founded PRANA FILM STUDIO in 1921.It got it’s name from the Hindu concept of Yoga, Indian Medicine and Indian Martial Arts. The studio’s intent is to film occult – supernatural themed films. This is 1921 people film is already getting weird. Nosferata is the only film to make it out, The studio goes bankrupt to avoid copywright infringments with Bram Stoker’s widow Florence Balcombe. The budget on the film was so tight that Fritz Arno Wagner used only one camera which meant only one original negative. Knowing this F.W. follows the screenplay to the letter. At stake camera positining, lighting and many other filming matters. Time for it to be Premiered, a society event is set March 4, 1922 in the MARMORSAAL of the BERLIN ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN. Guest are encouraged to wear Biedermeier costumes, a Central Europe period in time from 1815 till about 1848. The film is originally banned in Sweden, 20 years later the ban is lifted after the film is shown on TV. Bankrupcy, copywright infringement, one camera, one original negative, and a few other bumps in the night couldn’t stop this epic film being made. A cult film a cult following a number 21 spot on Empire Magazine’s Top Best 100 Films of World Cinema and you have a groundbreaking film making. To find more thick facted stories of Hollywood. check out The 3rd Floor Podcast @anchor @spotify everywhere podcast come from. TWITTER @victor8201963 vav3rdfloorpodcast@gmail.com 
