Blood of the Vampire
Nothing Like It This Side of Hell!
1958 · 87 min · ★ 5.8 · Horror, Science Fiction
A man and wife are terrorized by Mad Scientist Dr. Callistratus who was executed but has returned to life with a heart transplant. Along with his crippled assistant Carl, the 'anemic' Mad Scientist, believed to be a vampire, conducts blood deficiency research on the inmates of a prison hospital for the criminally insane to sustain his return to life.
Directed by Henry Cass · Written by Jimmy Sangster
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Donald Wolfit Doctor Callistratus -
Vincent Ball Dr. John Pierre -
Barbara Shelley Madeleine Duval -
Victor Maddern Carl - W William Devlin Kurt Urach
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Andrew Faulds Chief Guard Wetzler -
John Le Mesurier Chief Justice - B Bryan Coleman Monsieur Auron
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Cameron Hall Drunken Doctor - G George Murcell First Guard
- J Julian Strange Second Guard
- B Bruce Wightman Third Guard
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