Legacy of Blood (1971)
"Blood Legacy" (original title)

In order to qualify to inherit the family fortune, the four heirs must spend the night in the family estate. However, during the night someone starts killing them off.

Director:

Carl Monson

Writers:

Eric Norden (screenplay), Carl Monson (story)

Stars:

Rodolfo Acosta, Merry Anders, Norman Bartold

Cast

Cast overview:
Rodolfo Acosta	...	Sheriff Dan Garcia
Merry Anders	...	Laura Dean
Norman Bartold	...	Tom Drake
Ivy Bethune	...	Elga
John Carradine	...	Christopher Dean
Richard Davalos	...	Johnny Dean
Faith Domergue	...	Veronica Dean
Buck Kartalian	...	Igor Garin
Brooke Mills	...	Leslie Dean
Jeff Morrow	...	Gregory Dean
John Russell	...	Frank Mantee
John Smith	...	Dr. Carl Isenburg

Storyline

In order to qualify to inherit the family fortune, the four heirs must spend the night in the family estate. However, during the night someone starts killing them off.

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Plot Keywords:

night | heir | butler did it cliche | large map on wall | delusion | 

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 March 1971 (USA)

Also Known As:

Legacy of Blood

Company Credits

Production Co:

Studio West Film Distributors

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min 90 min (full)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The house used for exterior shots was also used for the Batman television series as "stately Wayne manor."

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Quotes

Frank Mantee: A kraut stuck a bayonet into me. I made a lamp out of him.

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Connections

Featured in Cinematic Titanic: Legacy of Blood (2008)

User Reviews

bad movie? bad hair!

I caught this on a Brentwood 10 movie compilation. The first thing I noticed was how bad everyone's hair looked. The only guy I recognized was John Russell. I said to myself, "That's the guy from Lawman!" He played Frank the chauffeur and was probably the only sane person in the whole film and was evidently a badass. Some wacky, wacky stuff going on here. The butler, Ygor, looked just like Mel Brooks. He was nuts. The beautiful young daughter, she was nuts. The greasy haired brother, he was nuts, too. All these people had to stay in their dad's/employer's house for a week to get his dough. That was the late, great John Carradine. He had died and evidently hated everybody. Well, naturally, the bodies start to pile up. This movie kept me interested. I was not expecting Citizen Kane. It dealt with some hot button issues for the time it was made. Overall not too shabby. I mean, you gotta take in to account the budget, state of the art of cinema at the time, things like that. Only the ending left me scratching my head. Were there multiple killers or what? Give it a shot.