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| George Zucco | ... | Dr. Lloyd Clayton / Dr. Elwyn Clayton | |
| Mary Carlisle | ... | Gayle Clayton | |
| Nedrick Young | ... | Dr. David Bentley | |
| Dwight Frye | ... | Zolarr | |
| Fern Emmett | ... | Kate | |
| Robert Strange | ... | Wilkins [Harper, in credits] | |
| Hal Price | ... | Sheriff Losen | |
| Sam Flint | ... | Minister | |
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We meet Doctor Lloyd Clayton at the funeral of his twin brother, evil magician Elwyn. Zolarr, Elwyn's hunchbacked servant, accuses Lloyd of Elwyn's murder, but Lloyd claims it was self-defense. Lloyd's niece Gayle and her fiance David soon find that Elwyn's evil influence is still at work. Written by Sister Grimm <srgrimm@teleport.com>
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Devil's sorcery, as a dead man returns for vengeance!Parents Guide:
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12 April 1943 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Shot in six days. See more »Goofs
When Zolarr removes the coffin lid each time, it is a full-length single piece. When Kate finds the coffin, the lid has been cut in two - probably to make it easier for her to remove. See more »Quotes
Elwyn Clayton: [to his twin brother, who has hunted him down] You don't wait for Death; you come to meet him!See more »
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... and although that was probably not the intended lesson of this film, you've got to wonder why Dr. Lloyd Clayton would burn so much material belonging to his dead brother when he truly didn't understand the power that brother Elwyn had. With the "Dr." in front of his name you think he'd have more of an appreciation for the value of information. Brother Elwyn turns out to be a vampire in the untraditional sense. He dies and rises from the grave a vampire without having been made one by another vampire, and the recipe for this transformation is never made clear. Not to worry, though, because Elwyn has veteran vampire lackey Dwight Frye to serve him faithfully, here as the rather excitable Zolarr.
Also unlike other vampires, Elwyn just doesn't bite you and be done with it, he enjoys talking you to death - at least in the case of his brother Lloyd. Instead, at mealtime, Elwyn begins to slowly drain the blood and thus life from Dr. Clayton's ward, Gayle. Soon there are rumors among the townspeople that Dr. Lloyd Clayton is slowly poisoning Gayle so that he can usurp her inheritance. So if Elwyn is successful not only will Lloyd probably be hit with a murder charge, but ward Gayle will become one of the undead too. However can this mess be fixed with all of the answers to Lloyd's questions now in ashes? Watch and find out.
This is one of my favorite public domain horror films. The main problem with the film is that the elements survive in a rather washed out state being a bit hard on the eyes and the ears. However, if you can get past that and the low budget, the acting in this one is pretty good and the script is a good one with a bit of a twist on your traditional vampire tale. I recommend it.