Nocturna

Nocturna

From Transylvania to Manhattan… She'll Get Under Your Skin!

R 1979 · 85 min · ★ 4.4 · Comedy, Horror, Music

Hard times have fallen on the Transylvanian House of Dracula. To help pay the taxes, Castle Dracula has been converted into the Hotel Transylvania. Dracula himself is aging and toothless, being cared for by his granddaughter Nocturna. When Nocturna books a disco group to play The Claret Room and winds up falling in love with one of the backup guitarists, a mortal named Jimmy, she notices that she is able to see her reflection when she dances, so she decides to follow Jimmy to New York in search of mortality.

Directed by Harry Hurwitz · Written by Harry Hurwitz

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Nai Bonet Nocturna
John Carradine Count Dracula
Yvonne De Carlo Jugulia Vein
Theodore Gottlieb Theodore
Sy Richardson RH Factor
Antony Hamilton Jimmy
Ivery Bell Singer, The Moment of Truth
Michael Harrison Singer, The Moment of Truth
Norris Harris Singer, The Moment of Truth
William H. Jones Jr. Singer, The Moment of Truth
Adam Keefe BSA President
Monica Tidwell Brenda

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