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5.4/10   208 votes
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Director:
Paul Landres
Writers:
Pat Fielder (screenplay)
Pat Fielder (story)
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Release Date:
June 1957 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller more
Tagline:
It claws! It drains blood!
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
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User Comments:
Not your typical vampire. more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
John Beal ... Dr. Paul Beecher
Coleen Gray ... Carol Butler
Kenneth Tobey ... Sheriff Buck Donnelly
Lydia Reed ... Betsy Beecher
Dabbs Greer ... Dr. Will Beaumont
Herb Vigran ... George Ryan, Police Sergeant
Paul Brinegar ... Willy Warner
Ann Staunton ... Marion Wilkins
James Griffith ... Henry Winston
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
It's Always Darkest Before the Dawn (USA) (working title)
Mark of the Vampire (USA) (TV title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for some scary images and monster attacks. (re-rated)
Runtime:
75 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (certificate #18438) | Sweden:15

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: When the boy enters the doctor's house in the first scene, the doorknob changes. The exterior clearly doesn't match the interior. more
Quotes:
Dr. Paul Beecher: Oh, Will, you told me yourself these pills were from vampire bats.
Dr. Will Beaumont: Exactly, Paul, but that doesn't make you another Dracula.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Svengoolie: The Vampire" (1995) more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
Not your typical vampire., 24 February 2001
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Author: bonja from Downers Grove,Il

The Vampire is an entertaining thriller with a strong cast. It stars John Beal as Dr. Beecher and Kenneth Tobey as Sheriff Donnelly,who investigate a series of mysterious deaths involving their acquaintances beginning with a scientist who was researching "primitive instincts".A much better movie than I thought it would be.

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