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When an errant bomb unearths the coffin of a vampire during the London Blitz, a gravedigger unknowingly reanimates the monster by removing the stake from his heartWhen an errant bomb unearths the coffin of a vampire during the London Blitz, a gravedigger unknowingly reanimates the monster by removing the stake from his heartWhen an errant bomb unearths the coffin of a vampire during the London Blitz, a gravedigger unknowingly reanimates the monster by removing the stake from his heart
Jeanne Bates
- Miss Norcutt
- (uncredited)
Billy Bevan
- Horace - Civil Defense Worker
- (uncredited)
Sydney Chatton
- Peters - Desk Clerk
- (uncredited)
Sherlee Collier
- Nicki as a child
- (uncredited)
Frank Dawson
- Old Man
- (uncredited)
Harold De Becker
- Civil Defense Worker #2
- (uncredited)
Donald Dewar
- John as a Child
- (uncredited)
Jean Fenwick
- Girl on Street
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaColumbia Pictures originally intended this film as a direct sequel to Dracula (1931), also starring Bela Lugosi, but when Universal threatened a plagiarism suit, Columbia went ahead and made the film anyway but changed the names of the characters to avoid any connection with "Dracula". It also held back its release for two months so as not to compete with Lon Chaney Jr.'s Son of Dracula (1943).
- GoofsThe story is inconsistent as to whether Nicki Saunders is Dr. Saunders' granddaughter or daughter.
- Quotes
Narrator: [Opening lines before main title] The imagination at times sees the fantastic and the grotesque. that the imagination of man can soar into the stratosphere of fantasy is attested by the...
[main title]
Narrator: The Return of the Vampire.
- Alternate versionsThere is an Italian edition of this film on DVD, distributed by DNA Srl: "I VAMPIRI DI PRAGA" (1935) (Mark of the Vampire (1935)) + "IL RITORNO DEL VAMPIRO" (1943) - (2 Films on a single DVD). Languages: English Subtitles: Italian (Forced) Aspect ratio: 1.33:1 (Adapted to 16/9 Pillarbox format) Extras: DNA Trailers The film has been re-edited with the contribution of film historian Riccardo Cusin. This version is also available for streaming on some platforms.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood and the Stars: Monsters We've Known and Loved (1964)
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Lugosi still had it, but the script......?
This beautifully shot B&W 1940s vampire film is loaded with the kind of old fashioned, spooky atmosphere that fans of classic Gothic horror will love. The fogbound sets are deliciously creepy, the graveyard & crypt sets nothing short of fabulous! The spooky music adds a lot as well. Bela Lugosi, about 60 here and well into the undeserved waning days of his career, is damn good. Tall, imposing, and as strong a screen prescence as ever, he raises questions as to why the often heartless and stupid film industry did not make better use of his talents. He shows here that he could certainly still carry a film and command the screen. But the script needed work. Matt Willis as the talking werewolf is laughable. When he's seen entering the graveyard carrying what looks like a package of Chinese laundry, I howled! I just couldn't see him running shopping errands in his werewolf garb! And no explanation is offered as to why the vampire's slave turns into a werewolf, a state he retains regardless of whether or not the moon is full. He's a wolf even in broad daylight. Still, this is a fun, somewhat creepy film, and Lugosi is always worthy of your time.
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- Aug 29, 2002
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- Vampires of London
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- Gross US & Canada
- $1,090,000
- Runtime1 hour 9 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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