I can't believe this thread still persists.  Anyone who is passionate about this topic should read Gary Rhodes' "Tod Browning's Dracula."  It's meticulously researched with copious footnote citations that (to this reader) convincingly supports his position that the film reflects Browning's vision.  For example, how many who have mouthed the received wisdom that the film is basically "just the stage play" have actually read the plays?  A publication by St. Martins Press includes both the 1924 Hamilton Deane and 1927 Deane-Balderston versions.  And neither staged play had a Transylvania sequence, which accounts for a good portion of the film.  You can love the film or hate it, but Rhodes utterly refutes the many misstatements and myths regarding the Browning film.