The Vampire

A small town doctor mistakenly ingests an experimental drug made from the blood of vampire bats which transforms the kindly medic into a bloodthirsty monster.

Cast

John Beal

as Dr. Paul Beecher

Coleen Gray

as Carol Butler

Kenneth Tobey

as Buck Donnelly

Lydia Reed

as Betsy Beecher

Dabbs Greer

as Dr. Will Beaumont

Herb Vigran

as Sgt. George Ryan

Paul Brinegar

as Willy Warner

Ann Staunton

as Marion Wilkins

James Griffith

as Henry Winston

Hallene Hill

as Mrs. Carrie Dietz (uncredited)

Reviews

David Navratil

Seen this in 1957 at the movies. I have listed this as my favorite vampire movie of all time. Fast pace, suspenseful and makeup was good. The scene when the vampire is chasing his nurse down the sidewalk to her house scared the heck out of me (10 yrs old then), also the scene at night in the vamp...

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