The Return of the Vampire (1943)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 9min
- Drama, Horror
- 11 Nov 1943 (USA)
- Movie
When an errant bomb unearths the coffin of a vampire during the London Blitz, a gravedigger unknowingly reanimates the monster by removing the stake from his heart
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Cast verified as complete
| Bela Lugosi | ... |
Armand Tesla
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| Frieda Inescort | ... |
Lady Jane Ainsley
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| Nina Foch | ... |
Nicki Saunders
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| Roland Varno | ... |
John Ainsley
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| Miles Mander | ... |
Sir Frederick Fleet
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| Matt Willis | ... |
Andreas Obry
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| Ottola Nesmith | ... |
Elsa Walter - Governess
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| Gilbert Emery | ... |
Dr. Walter Saunders
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| Leslie Denison | ... |
Detective Lynch
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| William Austin | ... |
Detective Gannett
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| Jeanne Bates | ... |
Miss Norcutt (uncredited)
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| Billy Bevan | ... |
Horace - Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)
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Sydney Chatton | ... |
Peters - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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Sherlee Collier | ... |
Nicki as a child (uncredited)
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| Frank Dawson | ... |
Old Man (uncredited)
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Harold De Becker | ... |
Civil Defense Worker #2 (uncredited)
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Donald Dewar | ... |
John as a Child (uncredited)
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| Jean Fenwick | ... |
Girl on Street (uncredited)
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| Olaf Hytten | ... |
Ben - Butler (uncredited)
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| Nelson Leigh | ... |
Sir Frederick's Office Assistant (uncredited)
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Stanley Logan | ... |
Col. Mosley (uncredited)
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Audrey Manners | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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George McKay | ... |
Cemetery Caretaker (uncredited)
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Marianne Mosner | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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Clara Reid | ... |
Old Woman (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Lew Landers | ||
Written by
| Griffin Jay | ... | (screenplay) |
| Kurt Neumann | ... | (based upon an idea by) |
| Randall Faye | ... | (additional dialogue) |
Produced by
| Sam White | ... | producer |
Music by
| Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco | ... | (as Mario C. Tedesco) |
Cinematography by
| L. William O'Connell | ... | director of photography (as L.W. O'Connell) |
| John Stumar | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Paul Borofsky | ||
Art Direction by
| Lionel Banks | ||
| Victor Greene | ... | associate art director |
Set Decoration by
| Louis Diage | ||
Makeup Department
| Clay Campbell | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Earl Bellamy | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Howard Fogetti | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Aaron Nibley | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Richard H. Kline | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Morris Stoloff | ... | musical director (as M.W. Stoloff) |
Additional Crew
| Curly Twiford | ... | animal actors supplied by (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1943) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films S. A. (1944) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1946) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures (1949) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1985) (United States) (VHS)
- GoodTimes Home Video (1988) (United States) (VHS)
- Columbia Pictures Television Distribution (1993) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1994) (United States) (VHS)
- Columbia Tristar Television Distribution (1996) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (2001) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Television (2002) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Sony Pictures Television International (2005) (Non-US) (tv) (syndication)
- Mill Creek Entertainment (2023) (United States) (Blu-ray) (included in "Thrillers from the Vault")
- HGV Video Productions (1992) (Canada) (VHS) (LP Mode)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1989) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Scream Factory (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In 1918, an English family are terrorized by a vampire, until they learn how to deal with it. They think their troubles are over, but German bombs in WWII free the monster. He reclaims the soul of his wolfman ex-servant, and assuming the identity of a scientist who has just escaped from a concentration camp, he starts out on a plan to get revenge upon the family.
Written by Ken Yousten |
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| Taglines | BEAUTY at the mercy of a MONSTER! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Columbia Pictures originally intended this film as a direct sequel to Dracula (1931), also starring Bela Lugosi, but when Universal threatened a plagiarism suit, Columbia went ahead and made the film anyway but changed the names of the characters to avoid any connection with "Dracula". It also held back its release for two months so as not to compete with Lon Chaney Jr.'s Son of Dracula (1943). See more » |
| Goofs | The story is inconsistent as to whether Nicki Saunders is Dr. Saunders' granddaughter or daughter. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Monsters We've Known and Loved (1964). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Prelude Op. 28. IV. No. 4 in E Minor Largo (Suffocation) See more » |
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Narrator:
[Opening lines before main title]
The imagination at times sees the fantastic and the grotesque. that the imagination of man can soar into the stratosphere of fantasy is attested by the... [main title] Narrator: The Return of the Vampire. See more » |