Summary
When a small town doctor buries his twin brother, a practitioner of the black arts, he believes him dead; but subsequent events force him to realize that his brother has, in fact, returned from the dead as a vampire and is seeking revenge on the doctor, who had killed him in self-defense.
Good for
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
- Adults
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 32GoodWatch 37
IMDb4.8
Audience score16%
Running time
1 h 4 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 horror movies, −31 min on the typical 95
typical 9564Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 138 countries
+128Released
1943
April 12, 1943
83 years ago
Genres
HorrorMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 8 more12 people
- George ZuccoLloyd Clayton / Elwyn Clayton
- Mary CarlisleGayle Clayton
- Nedrick YoungDavid Bently
Dwight FryeZolarr- Fern EmmettKate
- Robert StrangeWilkins
- Hal PriceSheriff
- Sam FlintMinister
Forrest TaylorThe Fireplace Face
Al St. JohnTownsman Finding Kate's Body- MMMerrill McCormickTall Church Man Restraining Kate
Jimmy AubreyCrowd and Mob Man in Black Vest
Directing · 2
- Sam Newfield Director
- Melville De Lay Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Fred Myton Writer
Production · 2
- Sigmund Neufeld Producer
- Bert Sternbach Production Supervisor
Camera · 1
- Jack Greenhalgh Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Holbrook N. Todd Editor
Sound · 3
- Leo Erdody Original Music Composer
- David Chudnow Music Supervisor
- Hans Weeren Sound Engineer
Art · 1
- Fred Preble Set Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Harry Ross Makeup Artist
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