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The Return of the Vampire (1944)

TV_PG 69 min  -  Drama | Horror  -   1 January 1944 (USA)
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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

Director:

Lew Landers

Writers:

Randall Faye (additional dialogue), Griffin Jay, and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Bela Lugosi, Frieda Inescort and Nina Foch
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Bela Lugosi ...
Frieda Inescort Frieda Inescort ...
Nina Foch ...
Miles Mander Miles Mander ...
Roland Varno Roland Varno ...
Matt Willis Matt Willis ...
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Storyline

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 <kyousten@bev.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Monster | Vampire | London Blitz | Revenge | Mirror  | See more »

Taglines:

BEAUTY at the mercy of a MONSTER! See more »

Genres:

Drama | Horror

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

El regreso del vampiro See more »

Filming Locations:

Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Columbia originally intended this film as a direct sequel to Dracula, but when Universal threatened them with a plagiarism suit, Columbia went ahead and made the film anyway but changed the names of the characters to avoid any connection with "Dracula". They also held back its release for two months so as not to compete with Lon Chaney's "Son of Dracula." See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Andreas Obry is breathing in the closing scene, but the rest of the characters speak about him as if he were dead. See more »

Quotes

Armand Tesla: Come Andreas. I must find a new resting place. There you will bring the coffin with my native soil...
[Ominously]
Armand Tesla: ... and then, Andreas, I have other plans!
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Connections

Featured in "Creature Features: The Raven/The Return of the Vampire (#1.29)" (1971) See more »