Horror · United States of America · 1943 · 1h 9m

The Return of the Vampire

The Return of the Vampire poster
Director
Lew Landers
Cast
Bela Lugosi as Armand Tesla Nina Foch as Nicki Saunders Roland Varno as John Ainsley Matt Willis as Andreas Obry Frieda Inescort as Lady Jane Ainsley Miles Mander as Sir Frederick Fleet
Crew
L. William O'Connell — Director of Photography John Stumar — Director of Photography Paul Borofsky — Editor Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco — Original Music Composer Griffin Jay — Writer Kurt Neumann — Story
Tagline

The Vampire's Prey... a Beautiful Girl! Compelled to follow his commands! The blood of her fiancé on his hands! How can she escape the vampire?

Synopsis

In 1918, an English family is 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.

Trailer The Return of the Vampire — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
vampirecemeterycoffinbetrayalwerewolfgrave diggergraveyardlondon blitzhypnotic powers
Key Collaborators
Lew Landers Director L. William O'Connell Director of Photography John Stumar Director of Photography Paul Borofsky Editor Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Original Music Composer Griffin Jay Writer Kurt Neumann Story Sam White Producer
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