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Condemned to Live (1935)

Condemned to Live poster
Directed by
Frank R. Strayer
Genre
horror film, vampire film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 07m
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man discovers he may be the vampire responsible for a series of murders in his village. The film treats his condition as an illness rather than pure evil.

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What happens

Condemned to Live is a 1935 American horror film starring Ralph Morgan and Maxine Doyle, and directed by Frank R. Strayer. The film is unusual for its time, as it approaches the topic of vampirism from a sympathetic standpoint and presents it as if it were an illness. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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