The Vampire
A new kind of killer to stalk the screen!
1957 | 76m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Paul Landres |
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| Writer: | Pat Fielder |
| Staring: |
| A small town doctor mistakenly ingests an experimental drug made from the blood of vampire bats which transforms the kindly medic into a bloodthirsty monster. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 14, 1957 |
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| Director: | Paul Landres |
| Writer: | Pat Fielder |
| Genres: | Science Fiction, Horror |
| Keywords | nurse, small town, migraine, hypochondriac, suicidal, psychologist, police detective, jekyll and hyde, coroner, police investigation, mortuary, medication investigation, mysterious death, exhumation, lonely woman, human monster, father daughter relationship, decomposed body, pills, traumatized man, small town doctor, regression chemical, research scientist, bite marks on neck, elderly woman, widower with daughter, impaired physician, cellular disintegration |
| Production Companies | United Artists, Gramercy Pictures, Inc. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $115,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Beal | Dr. Paul Beecher |
| Coleen Gray | Carol Butler |
| Kenneth Tobey | Buck Donnelly |
| Lydia Reed | Betsy Beecher |
| Dabbs Greer | Dr. Will Beaumont |
| Herb Vigran | Sgt. George Ryan |
| Paul Brinegar | Willy Warner |
| Ann Staunton | Marion Wilkins |
| James Griffith | Henry Winston |
| Hallene Hill | Mrs. Carrie Dietz (uncredited) |
| Raymond Greenleaf | Autopsy Surgeon (uncredited) |
| Wood Romoff | Dr. Matthew J. Campbell (uncredited) |
| Brad Morrow | Tommy (uncredited) |
| Mauritz Hugo | Joe, the Waiter (uncredited) |
| Anne O'Neal | Marion's Housekeeper (uncredited) |
| Louise Lewis | Mrs. Miller (uncredited) |
| Arthur Gardner | Anesthetist (uncredited) |
| Natalie Masters | Ruth (uncredited) |
| George Selk | Mr. Spine (uncredited) |
| Christine Rees | Jennie (uncredited) |
| Walter Merrill | Carl James (uncredited) |
| Carl Sklover | Gravedigger (uncredited) |
| Michael Jeffers | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Chet Brandenburg | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Gerald Fried | Conductor, Original Music Composer |
| Paul Landres | Director |
| Pat Fielder | Screenplay, Story |
| John Faure | Editor |
| Rudy Butler | Set Decoration |
| Marty Moss | Assistant Director |
| Donald W. Roberson | Makeup Artist |
| Lyle Cain | Sound |
| Jack MacKenzie | Director of Photography |
| James Dowell Vance | Art Direction |
| Carmen Dirigo | Hairstylist |
| Charles Althouse | Sound |
| Joel Moss | Sound |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Arthur Gardner | Producer |
| Arnold Laven | Producer |
| Jules V. Levy | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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Seen this in 1957 at the movies. I have listed this as my favorite vampire movie of all time. Fast pace, suspenseful and makeup was good. The scene when the vampire is chasing his nurse down the sidewalk to her house scared the heck out of me (10 yrs old then), also the scene at night in the vamp ... ire's house when his daughter is knocking on his bedroom door not knowing that he has changed and left via the window!! Not alot of special effects and most young folks now would fall asleep watching this but my favorite!! Check it out, it's on DVD (4 movies on 1 DVD, and all movies good)! Your 1950's SF/Horror Critic, David