Billy the Kid vs. Dracula (1966)

Dracula travels to the American West, intent on making a beautiful ranch owner his next victim. Her fiance, outlaw Billy the Kid, finds out about it and rushes to save her.

Director:

William Beaudine

Writer:

Carl K. Hittleman (story)

Stars:

John Carradine, Chuck Courtney, Melinda Plowman

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Carradine	...	Count Dracula / posing as James Underhill
Chuck Courtney	...	William 'Billy the Kid' Bonney
Melinda Plowman	...	Elizabeth (Betty) Bentley
Virginia Christine	...	Eva Oster
Harry Carey Jr.	...	Ben Dooley
Walter Janovitz	...	Franz Oster (as Walter Janowitz)
Bing Russell	...	Dan 'Red' Thorpe
Olive Carey	...	Dr. Henrietta Hull
Roy Barcroft	...	Sheriff Griffin
Hannie Landman	...	Lisa Oster
Richard Reeves	...	Pete (Saloonkeeper)
Marjorie Bennett	...	Mary Ann Bentley
William Forrest	...	The Real James Underhill
George Cisar	...	Joe Flake
Leonard P. Geer	...	Yancy (as Lennie Geer)

Storyline

Dracula goes to the Old West and while riding on a stage learns that one of the passengers is on her way to meet her daughter at her ranch. Accompanying her is her brother who hasn't seen her daughter. Dracula the arranges for some Indians to attack the stage coach and kill everybody. He then assumes her brother's identity and plots to make her daughter his mate. When he shows up he meets the girl who introduces him to her fiancé, William Bonney aka billy the kid, who has reformed. When a European family who had earlier encountered Dracula decides to protect the girl and warns Billy of the danger. Billy then wonders if the man is her uncle. And it doesn't help that no one believes him and the ranch's former foreman is doing what he can to discredit Billy.

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Plot Keywords:

stagecoach | vampire | outlaw | hotel | slaughter | 

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Taglines:

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Horror | Western

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 April 1966 (USA)

Also Known As:

Billy the Kid contra Drácula

Filming Locations:

Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Circle Productions Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Pathécolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jack Lewis actually wrote the script but sold all rights to credited screenwriter Carl K. Hittleman for $250.

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Goofs

When Dracula is walking down a mine shaft with a torch, the light shines on the other side of the vampire.

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Quotes

William 'Billy the Kid' Bonney: I haven't met a man yet that a bullet couldn't stop.
Dr. Henrietta Hull: But he isn't a man!

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Connections

Featured in The Cinema Snob: Hardgore (2010)

User Reviews

More Fun Than People Think

MORD39 RATING: ** out of ****

Okay, we know that this is a silly premise with an elderly John Carradine in the Count Dracula role, but as far as "bad" movies go, it's definitely much more fun than most other trash. At the very least, it's miles and miles better than its totally boring companion piece, JESSE JAMES MEETS FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER.

Carradine is deliciously sinister as Dracula, and the story does flow nicely. No awards given here, just a fun afternoon matinee item that is FAR from Carradine's "worst" film. The actor himself often referred to this movie as the lowest of his career, but this was probably because the outlandish title stuck in his mind.

If you want to see truly UNWATCHABLE John Carradine garbage, there are literally DOZENS worse...ASTRO ZOMBIES and GALLERY OF HORROR to name but two.