Blood of Dracula (1957)

Director:

Herbert L. Strock

Writer:

Aben Kandel (writer)

Release Date:

November 1957 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Romance

Tagline:

She Will GIVE YOU Nightmares...FOR EVER!

Plot:

Under hypnosis, a young woman turns into a vampire.

Plot Keywords:

Hypnosis | Vampire | School | Murder | Carpathian Mountains

Cast

Sandra Harrison	...	Nancy Perkins
Louise Lewis	...	Miss Branding
Gail Ganley	...	Myra
Jerry Blaine	...	Tab
Heather Ames	...	Nola
Malcolm Atterbury	...	Lt. Dunlap
Mary Adams	...	Mrs. Thornedyke
Thomas Browne Henry	...	Mr. Paul Perkins (as Thomas B. Henry)
Don Devlin	...	Eddie
Jean Dean	...	Mrs. Doris Perkins (as Jeanne Dean)
Richard Devon	...	Det. Sgt. Stewart
Paul Maxwell	...	Mike, the young doctor
Shirley Delancey	...	Terry (as Shirley De Lancey)
Michael Hall	...	Glenn
Craig Duncan

Also Known As:

Blood Is My Heritage (UK)
Blood of the Demon (Canada: English title)

Runtime:

68 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Spain:18 | USA:TV-G | USA:Approved (Certificate #18770) | UK:PG | USA:Unrated (video)

Company:

American International Pictures (AIP)

Trivia:

American International Pictures released this film to many drive-in theaters on a double bill with I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957) with the tag line: "Warning! Can You Take It? Fiendish! Frenzied! Frightening! It Will Haunt You For Days Afterwards!"

Movie Connections:

Featured in Nightmare Theatre's Late Night Chill-o-Rama Horror Show Vol. 1 (1996) (V)

Soundtrack:

Puppy Love

good cult classic

With all due respect to the other comments, I have seen and enjoyed this film for many years; originally in l958. Like most AIP pics of the time, for me, they were well produced and surprisingly, well acted. Yes, it does resemble another great cult classic film, I was a Teen-Age Werewolf' a silly title,for what is a very good movie, given Micheal Landon at the start of his career. "Blood of Dracula" has some good horror vets, Malcolm Atterbury, Louise Lewis and Richard Devon. I never saw a hint of 'lesbianism' just a very con- trolling Doctor/scientist, and I find the song "Puppy" love rather corny, but cute. These movies relied on atmosphere and imagination, unlike today's gore, blood and guts, I say to 'each his own'I just don't like to see these movies 'belittled' when they do have, and merit artistic talent.