Blood of the Vampire is a 1958 horror film about a scientist who is put to death by villagers who believe he’s a vampire. However, his horribly disfigured henchman, Carl is on hand to orchestrate a life-saving heart transplant.
The movie was directed by Henry Cass (The Hand) from a screenplay written by Jimmy Sangster (Horror of Dracula; The Curse of Frankenstein; and many others).
Produced by Robert S. Baker and Monty Berman (What a Carve Up; The Flesh and the Fiends; Jack the Ripper (1959); The Trollenberg Terror).
Plot:
Transylvania, the 19th century: A young doctor John Pierre (Vincent Ball) and his fiancee Madeleine Duval (Barbara Shelley) are terrorised by Dr Callistratus (Donald Wolfit) who was executed but has returned to life with a heart transplant.
Along with his mute and hunchback assistant Carl (Victor Maddern), the ‘anaemic’ 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…
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Filming locations:
Alliance Film Studios, The Barons, St Margarets, Twickenham, London, England (also used for Victor Frankenstein; World War Z; Burke & Hare (2010); An American Werewolf in London; Repulsion).
Technical specs:
1 hour 27 minutes
Eastmancolor
Aspect ratio: 1.85: 1
Trailer:
Free online on YouTube [1080p]:
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