Blood of the Vampire

Blood of the Vampire

87 mins | Science Fiction, Horror | Aug. 25, 1958

A man and wife are terrorized by Mad Scientist Dr. Callistratus who was executed but has returned to life with a heart transplant. Along with his crippled assistant Carl, the 'anemic' Mad Scientist, believed to be a vampire, conducts blood deficiency research on the inmates of a prison hospital for the criminally insane to sustain his return to life.

Blood of the Vampire

87 mins | Science Fiction, Horror | Aug. 25, 1958

Blood of the Vampire
A man and wife are terrorized by Mad Scientist Dr. Callistratus who was executed but has returned to life with a heart transplant. Along with his crippled assistant Carl, the 'anemic' Mad Scientist, believed to be a vampire, conducts blood deficiency research on the inmates of a prison hospital for the criminally insane to sustain his return to life.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers Artistes Alliance Ltd.
Original title Blood of the Vampire
Directors Henry Cass
Writers Jimmy Sangster

Cast

Donald Wolfit

as Doctor Callistratus

Vincent Ball

as Dr. John Pierre

Barbara Shelley

as Madeleine Duval

Victor Maddern

as Carl

William Devlin

as Kurt Urach

Andrew Faulds

as Chief Guard Wetzler

John Le Mesurier

as Chief Justice

Bryan Coleman

as Monsieur Auron

Cameron Hall

as Drunken Doctor

George Murcell

as First Guard

Julian Strange

as Second Guard

Bruce Wightman

as Third Guard

Barbara Burke

as Housekeeper

Bernard Bresslaw

as Tall Sneak Thief

Hal Osmond

as Small Sneak Thief

Milton Reid

as Executioner

Patricia Phoenix

as Woman