An ominous silence hangs heavily in the air.Dracula, elegantly dressed in a black tuxedo, slowly descends the massive staircase while holding a single candle.Alice followed it from the empty delivery room into a church rectory [the location where Freddy had "died" in the conclusion of the previous filmA Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)].Down by the river""s edge one day next to their tree, Holly is deflowered through sexual intercourse with Kit and then expresses her relief that she won""t die a virgin.The entertaining film was both a commercial and critical success, with six Academy Award nominations (but no wins), including Best Actor (William Powell), Best Actress (Carole Lombard with her sole Oscar nomination), Best Supporting Actor (Mischa Auer), Best Supporting Actress (Alice Brady), Best Director, and Best Screenplay.The story of corruption and redemption involves a rustic farmer in a romanticized rural town who falls prey to the seductive wiles of a city vamp in an illicit affair.