The Vampire

1957
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1h 15m

IMDb RATING

5.8/10

1.4K

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John Beal and Coleen Gray in The Vampire (1957)

A kind, small-town doctor mistakenly ingests pills made from vampire bat blood and they turn him into a dangerous fanged creature.

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A kind, small-town doctor mistakenly ingests pills made from vampire bat blood and they turn him into a dangerous fanged creature.A kind, small-town doctor mistakenly ingests pills made from vampire bat blood and they turn him into a dangerous fanged creature.A kind, small-town doctor mistakenly ingests pills made from vampire bat blood and they turn him into a dangerous fanged creature.

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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

1.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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The Vampire: Behind You

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The Vampire: Behind You

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The Vampire: The Attack

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John Beal

Dr. Paul Beecher

Coleen Gray

Carol Butler

Kenneth Tobey

Sheriff Buck Donnelly

Lydia Reed

Betsy Beecher

Dabbs Greer

Dr. Will Beaumont

Herb Vigran

George Ryan, Police Sergeant

Paul Brinegar

Willy Warner

Ann Staunton

Marion Wilkins

James Griffith

Henry Winston

Chet Brandenburg

Restaurant Patron
(uncredited)

Arthur Gardner

Anesthetist
(uncredited)

Raymond Greenleaf

Autopsy Surgeon
(uncredited)

Hallene Hill

Mrs. Carrie Dietz
(uncredited)

Mauritz Hugo

Joe, the Waiter
(uncredited)

Michael Jeffers

Bartender
(uncredited)

Louise Lewis

Mrs. Miller
(uncredited)

Natalie Masters

Ruth
(uncredited)

Walter Merrill

Carl James
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Director Paul Landres apparently liked the character name "Dr. Paul Beecher" so he used it twice - as the main lead in this film and as a small supporting character in his follow up "The Return of Dracula" (1958) starring Francis Lederer.

Goofs
At movie's end, when the detective departs; he doesn't retrieve his revolver.

Quotes
Willy Warner: Buck, you can't go around diggin' up people's graves. To get a court order you got to have some good reason.
Sheriff Buck Donnelly: I got plenty of reasons, Willy. Three deaths in three days.

Connections
Featured in Chillerama: Godzilla/Mark of the Vampire (1962)

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Featured review

5/10

Not bad little film

Typical little 50's horror film that I found a little talky and the premise a little far fetched. John Beal is fine as the doctor who turns into a vampire. The main complaint I have towards this film is that is it really a vampire? He's more like a beast or a neanderthal. But I guess thats the films unique interpretation of what a vampire would be like. The cast is great! Kenneth Tobey from "The Thing" and Coleen Gray from "The Wasp Woman". And of course Dabbs Greer who has been in countless roles. What a consummate character actor he is. The most gruesome scene in the film is when the vampire stuffs Greer in the furnace and his legs dangling out. Tobey as a cop really is not the smartest police officer portrayed on film but Gray is pretty sexy. This certainly is not a classic horror film but its adequately made with a terrific cast and does have some genuine moments in it.