..There are far worse things - awaiting man - than death.Mina is amused that Lucy finds the charming Count Dracula "fascinating," with his talk of a Transylvanian castle.He was forced to listen as Tatum described that he would prefer to cover a more impressive and real story that could get major headlines.This film was a first, since it mixed fiction with he realities of film-making.Other Hollywood legends, stars, figures, and screen landmarks also appear or are referenced, including:Paramount Studios itselfsilent-screen director Erich von Stroheim (as the faithful, devoted butler, in his last film) of the severely-edited masterpieceGreed (1924)famous Hollywood director Cecil B.An American in Paris- andGigi (1958), were among Minnelli""s most successful films, and two rare nuggets of gold among MGM""s Golden Age of Musicals.