The Return of the Vampire (1944) | |
| Director(s) | Lew Landers |
| Producer(s) | Sam White |
| Top Genres | Drama, Horror |
| Top Topics | |
Featured Cast:
The Return of the Vampire Overview:
The Return of the Vampire (1944) was a Drama - Horror Film directed by Lew Landers and produced by Sam White.
BlogHub Articles:
THE RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE On Blu-ray From Shout Factory
By Dan Day Jr. on Feb 28, 2019 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogShout Factory gives one of Bela Lugosi's best films of the 1940s the Blu-ray treatment with their release of THE RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE. This 1943 movie from Columbia has been categorized by some as nothing more than a copy of the Universal horror style. In many ways, though, it's more notable than ... Read full article
The Anti-Damsel Blogathon: Frieda Inescort in THE RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE
By Dan Day Jr. on Aug 15, 2015 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogThe Anti-Damsel Blogathon is a celebration of empowered women in classic film history--and there are a lot more of them than most people generally assume. It is my belief that movie actresses had a far better range of roles available to them in the '30s and the '40s than they do today. When it come... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: THE RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE (1944)
By Jennifer Garlen on Jun 26, 2013 From Virtual ViragoThis Columbia production directed by Lew Landers puts Bela Lugosi back into a vampire’s cape and fangs, but The Return of the Vampire (1944) is not exactly a success when it comes to following up on the iconic Dracula (1931). Despite a number of inspired elements, the film fails with its two m... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: THE RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE (1944)
By Jennifer Garlen on Jun 26, 2013 From Virtual ViragoThis Columbia production directed by Lew Landers puts Bela Lugosi back into a vampire’s cape and fangs, but The Return of the Vampire (1944) is not exactly a success when it comes to following up on the iconic Dracula (1931). Despite a number of inspired elements, the film fails with its two m... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: THE RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE (1944)
By Jennifer Garlen on Jun 26, 2013 From Virtual ViragoThis Columbia production directed by Lew Landers puts Bela Lugosi back into a vampire’s cape and fangs, but The Return of the Vampire (1944) is not exactly a success when it comes to following up on the iconic Dracula (1931). Despite a number of inspired elements, the film fails with its two m... Read full article
See all The Return of the Vampire articles
Quotes from
Lady Jane Ainsley: Your eyes look like burning coals. Don't come any nearer. Don't touch me.
Horace: [Looking at all the bodies unearthed in the cemetery by the bomb] Blimey! Look at this! It's getting so it ain't even safe to be dead!
read more quotes from The Return of the Vampire...
Facts about
Bela Lugosi filmed this Columbia feature August 21-September 1943, prior to his final two Monogram films. This was also the last time he would receive top billing for a major Hollywood studio.
Columbia originally intended this film as a direct sequel to Dracula, but when Universal threatened them with a plagiarism suit, Columbia went ahead and made the film anyway but changed the names of the characters to avoid any connection with "Dracula". They also held back its release for two months so as not to compete with Lon Chaney's "Son of Dracula."
read more facts about The Return of the Vampire...
