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The Return of the Vampire

  • 1943
  • Approved
  • 1h 9m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
2.9K
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Bela Lugosi and Nina Foch in The Return of the Vampire (1943)
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When an errant bomb unearths the coffin of a vampire during the London Blitz, a gravedigger unknowingly reanimates the monster by removing the stake from his heartWhen an errant bomb unearths the coffin of a vampire during the London Blitz, a gravedigger unknowingly reanimates the monster by removing the stake from his heartWhen an errant bomb unearths the coffin of a vampire during the London Blitz, a gravedigger unknowingly reanimates the monster by removing the stake from his heart

  • Director
    • Lew Landers
  • Writers
    • Griffin Jay
    • Kurt Neumann
    • Randall Faye
  • Stars
    • Bela Lugosi
    • Frieda Inescort
    • Nina Foch
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    2.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Lew Landers
    • Writers
      • Griffin Jay
      • Kurt Neumann
      • Randall Faye
    • Stars
      • Bela Lugosi
      • Frieda Inescort
      • Nina Foch
    • 81User reviews
    • 59Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Bela Lugosi
    Bela Lugosi
    • Armand Tesla
    Frieda Inescort
    Frieda Inescort
    • Lady Jane Ainsley
    Nina Foch
    Nina Foch
    • Nicki Saunders
    Roland Varno
    Roland Varno
    • John Ainsley
    Miles Mander
    Miles Mander
    • Sir Frederick Fleet
    Matt Willis
    Matt Willis
    • Andreas Obry
    Ottola Nesmith
    Ottola Nesmith
    • Elsa Walter - Governess
    Gilbert Emery
    Gilbert Emery
    • Dr. Walter Saunders
    Leslie Denison
    Leslie Denison
    • Detective Lynch
    William Austin
    William Austin
    • Detective Gannett
    Jeanne Bates
    Jeanne Bates
    • Miss Norcutt
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Bevan
    Billy Bevan
    • Horace - Civil Defense Worker
    • (uncredited)
    Sydney Chatton
    • Peters - Desk Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    Sherlee Collier
    • Nicki as a child
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Dawson
    Frank Dawson
    • Old Man
    • (uncredited)
    Harold De Becker
    • Civil Defense Worker #2
    • (uncredited)
    Donald Dewar
    • John as a Child
    • (uncredited)
    Jean Fenwick
    Jean Fenwick
    • Girl on Street
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lew Landers
    • Writers
      • Griffin Jay
      • Kurt Neumann
      • Randall Faye
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    • Trivia
      Columbia Pictures originally intended this film as a direct sequel to Dracula (1931), also starring Bela Lugosi, but when Universal threatened a plagiarism suit, Columbia went ahead and made the film anyway but changed the names of the characters to avoid any connection with "Dracula". It also held back its release for two months so as not to compete with Lon Chaney Jr.'s Son of Dracula (1943).
    • Goofs
      The story is inconsistent as to whether Nicki Saunders is Dr. Saunders' granddaughter or daughter.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: [Opening lines before main title] The imagination at times sees the fantastic and the grotesque. that the imagination of man can soar into the stratosphere of fantasy is attested by the...

      [main title]

      Narrator: The Return of the Vampire.

    • Alternate versions
      There is an Italian edition of this film on DVD, distributed by DNA Srl: "I VAMPIRI DI PRAGA" (1935) (Mark of the Vampire (1935)) + "IL RITORNO DEL VAMPIRO" (1943) - (2 Films on a single DVD). Languages: English Subtitles: Italian (Forced) Aspect ratio: 1.33:1 (Adapted to 16/9 Pillarbox format) Extras: DNA Trailers The film has been re-edited with the contribution of film historian Riccardo Cusin. This version is also available for streaming on some platforms.
    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood and the Stars: Monsters We've Known and Loved (1964)
    • Soundtracks
      Prelude Op. 28. IV. No. 4 in E Minor Largo (Suffocation)
      Written by Frédéric Chopin
      (uncredited)

    User reviews81

    Featured review
    7/10

    The vampire and the werewolf

    Return of the Vampire is, despite its title not a sequel to Mark of the Vampire.

    In this vampire movie, a vampire is staked during World War 1 but then in the Second World War, two gravediggers bury him again after an air raid. They don't realise this corpse is a vampire after pulling the stake out his chest. He regenerates and gets a job in a lab. He has the help of a werewolf that can talk and killings once again start...

    One of the best things about this movie is that talking werewolf. I don't think I've seen another movie with one. Unusual.

    The cast is lead by Bela Logosi as the Dracula-like vampire. I've never heard of anybody else in this.

    Return of the Vampire is worth checking out, especially if you are a fan of Bela.

    Rating: 3 stars out of 5.
    • chris_gaskin123
    • Jan 30, 2006
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    • Release date
      • November 11, 1943 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vampires of London
    • Filming locations
      • Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,090,000
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 9 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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