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Director:
Frank R. Strayer
Writer:
Karen DeWolf (story)
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Release Date:
15 September 1935 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Drama | Horror | Mystery | Romance See more »
Tagline:
What was this creature that DEATH could not claim? (original ad ) See more »
Plot:
After a series of unsolved murders, a man finds out that his mother was bitten by a vampire bat during her pregnancy, and he believes that he may be the vampire committing the murders. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Cast

  (in credits order)
Ralph Morgan ... Prof. Paul Kristan
Pedro de Cordoba ... Dr. Anders Bizet
Maxine Doyle ... Marguerite Mane
Russell Gleason ... David
Mischa Auer ... Zan, the Hunchback
Lucy Beaumont ... Mother Molly
Carl Stockdale ... John Mane
Barbara Bedford ... Martha Kristan
Robert Frazer ... Dr. Duprez (as Robert Frazier)
Ferdinand Schumann-Heink ... Franz Kristan (as Ferdinand Schuman-Heink)
Heidi Shope ... Anna, the Maid (as Hedi Shope)

Marilyn Knowlden ... Maria, the Young Girl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ted Billings ... Bellringer (uncredited)
Frank Brownlee ... Villager (uncredited)
Horace B. Carpenter ... Villager (uncredited)
Edward Cecil ... John, the Servant (uncredited)
Dick Curtis ... Villager at Pit Rim (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin ... Villager (uncredited)
Jean Handel ... Village Old Crone (uncredited)
Paul Weigel ... Old Village Doctor (uncredited)

Slim Whitaker ... Villager (uncredited)
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Directed by
Frank R. Strayer 
 
Writing credits
Karen DeWolf (story and screenplay) (as Karen De Wolfe)

Produced by
Maury M. Cohen .... producer
Arthur Alexander .... producer (uncredited)
Max Alexander .... producer (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
M.A. Anderson  (as M.A. Andersen)
 
Film Editing by
Roland D. Reed 
 
Art Direction by
Edward C. Jewell 
 
Production Management
Lon Young .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Melville Shyer .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Dick Tyler Sr. .... sound engineer (as Richard Tyler)
 
Music Department
David Broekman .... composer: title theme (uncredited)
Charles Dunworth .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Abe Meyer .... musical director (uncredited)
 

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Also Known As:
"Demon of Doom" - USA (reissue title)
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Runtime:
67 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Victor High Fidelity Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | UK:U
Filming Locations:
Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USASee more »
Company:
Invincible Pictures Corp.See more »

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11 out of 13 people found the following review useful.
This is the wizard's brother, 9 December 2001
Author: clore-2 from New York

Ralph Morgan, the star of this film, is the brother of Frank Morgan, who played the Wizard of Oz. I just don't want anyone to be misled by the other reviewer's comment. Not that it has anything to do with this film, which is a most interesting film from a Poverty Row outfit. Partially shot on Universal sets from "Bride Of Frankenstein," the film has a most curious appeal. As with most sympathetic "monsters" the Morgan character is doomed - his mother was bitten by a vampire, and his engagement to a much younger woman has evoked his vampiric tendencies, which are more akin to lycantropy than vampirism. The equation is lustful desires bring out the beast, and in this rather subtle (it was made in 1936) implication, the script takes a few ideas from Bran Stoker and Guy Endore. Mischa Auer is also commendable in his role as a hunchback, loyal to Morgan, and who has been keeping Morgan from discovering the truth about himself.

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