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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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El Vampiro (1957)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.