The Vampire (1957)

Directed by

Paul Landres

Genre

horror film, vampire film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 15m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 35 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A doctor in San Francisco accidentally takes pills that contain vampire bat blood. This causes him to develop vampiric traits. The story treats the vampire curse as a result of science rather than the supernatural.

suspensefulcreepyscientificold-fashionedmoodyunsettlingmoderate-paced

What happens

The Vampire is a 1957 American horror film produced by Arthur Gardner and Jules V. Levy, directed by Paul Landres, and starring John Beal and Coleen Gray. Its plot follows a San Francisco physician who inadvertently ingests pills laced with the blood of vampire bats, leading him to take on vampiric qualities. Like 1956's The Werewolf, it offered a science fiction take on a traditionally supernatural creature, although the films were produced by different production companies. James Vance was Art Director, Jack McKenzie was the photographer, Don Robertson handled Makeup and Rudy Butler was Set Designer. The film was released theatrically in San Francisco in June of 1957 as the bottom half of a double feature with The Monster That Challenged the World. When released to television, the film was given the alternative title Mark of the Vampire, though it is unrelated to the 1935 film of the same name starring Bela Lugosi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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