Great horror collector story from 2007. The cape was missing for 30 years and was discovered in a London costume store while taking inventory!!!!
Christopher Lee's Dracula cape was found in a store in London.
Manager Emma Angel said she was "delighted" to have found the
cloak during their annual stock take.
"In the run-up to Halloween we are frantically checking our other
costumes, so that we do not inadvertently let a party-goer show up to a raucous
fancy dress party in any another precious pieces of film history," she said.
"We certainly won't be hiring this one out again in the near
future," she added.
The movie, which was directed by Terence Fisher, also starred Peter
Cushing who played Van Helsing.
The long overcoat which was worn by Cushing in the film was also found
and is currently being valued.
Dracula was the second movie Cushing and Lee made together after they
appeared in the 1957 film, The Curse of Frankenstein, together.
Lee, who is best known for playing villainous characters, played Roger
Moore's nemesis Scaramanga in The Man With The Golden Gun.
Most recently he appeared as Saruman in The Lord of the Rings trilogy,
and Count Dooku in the Star Wars prequels.
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