Horror of Dracula (1958)

Peter Cushing: Doctor Van Helsing

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• Doctor Van Helsing : What are you afraid of?

  Landlord : I don't understand you.

  Doctor Van Helsing : Why all these garlic flowers? And over the window? And up here? They're not for decoration, are they?

• Arthur : [Chasing Dracula]  even if he gets away.

  Doctor Van Helsing : [shouts loudly]  He would hide in the castle vaults for years! We would lose him there!

  Arthur : And Mina.

• Doctor Van Helsing : If the investigation that Mr. Harker and I are engaged upon is successful, not only you, but the only whole will benefit. Castle Dracula is somewhere here in Klausenberg. Will you tell me how I get there?

  Landlord : You ordered a meal, sir. As an innkeeper, it is my duty to serve you. When you've eaten, I ask you to go and leave us in peace.

• Doctor Van Helsing : I'm sorry, Mr. Holmwood, but I really cannot tell you anything more about how he died.

  Arthur : Cannot or will not?

  Doctor Van Helsing : Whichever you wish.

• Doctor Van Helsing : Since the death of Jonathan Harker Count Dracula the propagator of this unspeakable evil has disappeared. He must be found and destroyed!

• Arthur : [Van Helsing prepares to stake Lucy]  Is there no other way? It's horrible.

  Doctor Van Helsing : Please try and understand this is not Lucy the sister you loved. It's only a shell possessed and corrupted by the evil of Dracula. To liberate her soul and give her peace we must destroy that shell for all time. Believe me there is no other way.

• Doctor Van Helsing : [puts his coat on Tania]  There, you look like a teddy bear. You won't run away will you?

  Tania : No, I promise.

  Doctor Van Helsing : [points east]  If you look over there you can see the sun coming up.

• Arthur : [talking to to Van Helsing]  Rest, have yourself some wine, I'm sure you could use both. Gerda, would you fetch another bottle.

  Gerda : I don't like to. You know what happened last time I disobeyed Mrs. Holmwood's orders.

  Arthur : What do you mean?

  Gerda : Madam told the other day that on no account I was to go into the cellar.

  Doctor Van Helsing : [Van Helsing realizes that's where Dracula was hiding he goes to the cellar finds his coffin and Dracula who locks him in]  Holmwood! Holmwood!

• Doctor Van Helsing : [tersely addressing Mina on how to save Lucy, who's been bitten by a vampire]  You must get some garlic flowers - as many as you can. Place them by her window, and her door, and by her bedside. They may be taken out during the day, but under no circumstances - even if the patient implores you - must they be removed at night.

  Doctor Van Helsing : [looking at her quite sternly]  I cannot impress upon you strongly enough how important it is that you obey my instructions. Do *exactly* as I say, and we may be able to save her. If you don't, she will die!