The Vampire

6/14/19571h 16m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ A new kind of killer to stalk the screen! ~

Overview:

A small town doctor mistakenly ingests an experimental drug made from the blood of vampire bats which transforms the kindly medic into a bloodthirsty monster.

Director:

Paul Landres

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$115,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

small town
nurse
migraine
hypochondriac
suicidal
psychologist
police detective
jekyll and hyde
coroner
police investigation
mortuary
medication investigation
mysterious death
exhumation
lonely woman
human monster
father daughter relationship
decomposed body
pills
traumatized man
small town doctor
regression chemical
research scientist
bite marks on neck
elderly woman
widower with daughter
impaired physician
cellular disintegration

Cast

John Beal

~ as ~

Dr. Paul Beecher

Coleen Gray

~ as ~

Carol Butler

Kenneth Tobey

~ as ~

Buck Donnelly

Lydia Reed

~ as ~

Betsy Beecher

Dabbs Greer

~ as ~

Dr. Will Beaumont

Herb Vigran

~ as ~

Sgt. George Ryan

Paul Brinegar

~ as ~

Willy Warner

Ann Staunton

~ as ~

Marion Wilkins

James Griffith

~ as ~

Henry Winston

Hallene Hill

~ as ~

Mrs. Carrie Dietz (uncredited)

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Reviews (1)

David Navratil
Written 9 year(s) ago
9
Seen this in 1957 at the movies. I have listed this as my favorite vampire movie of all time. Fast pace, suspenseful and makeup was good. The scene when the vampire is chasing his nurse down the sidewalk to her house scared the heck out of me (10 yrs old then), also the scene at night in the vampire's house when his daughter is knocking on his bedroom door not knowing that he has changed and left via the window!! Not alot of special effects and most young folks now would fall asleep watching this but my favorite!! Check it out, it's on DVD (4 movies on 1 DVD, and all movies good)!

Your 1950's SF/Horror Critic, David