Blood of Dracula's Castle
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| Directed by | Al Adamson, Jean Hewitt |
| Produced by | Martin B. Cohen, Samuel M. Sherman, Rex Carlton, Al Adamson |
| Written by | Rex Carlton |
| Starring | John Carradine Alex D'Arcy Paula Raymond Robert Dix Ray Young Vicki Volante John Cardos Kent Osborne Gene O'Shane Barbara Bishop |
| Cinematography | László Kovács |
| Edited by | Peter Perry Jr. |
| Distributed by | Crown International Pictures (theatrical, USA) |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Blood of Dracula's Castle is a 1969 horror cult B-movie directed by Al Adamson and released by exploitation film specialists Crown International Pictures.
Plot
Count Dracula (Alexander D'Arcy) and his vampire wife (Paula Raymond), hiding behind the pseudonyms of Count and Countess Townsend, lure girls to their castle in the Arizona desert to be drained of blood by their butler George (John Carradine), who then mixes real bloody marys for the couple. Then the real owners of the castle show up, along with Johnny, who is a serial killer or a werewolf depending on which version you watch. The owners refuse to sell, so Dracula wants to force them to sell. In a final confrontation, the vampires are forced to stand in the sunlight and dissolve.
The role of Countess Townsend was originally intended for Jayne Mansfield, but she died in a car accident before shooting began. A sequel, to be called Dracula's Coffin, was planned but never materialized.
Ostensibly located in Arizona, the film was actually shot at Shea's Castle, near Lancaster, California. Other portions of the film were shot in the Coachella Valley, California.[1]
Production
Jayne Mansfield was originally set to star in the film as Countess Townsend. A proposed sequel titled Dracula's Coffin was announced but never filmed.[2]
Cast
- John Carradine: George, the butler
- Paula Raymond: Countess Townsend
- Alexander D'Arcy: Count Dracula, alias Count Charles Townsend
- Robert Dix: Johnny
- Gene Otis Shayne: Glen Cannon (as Gene O'Shane)
- Jennifer Bishop: Liz Arden (as Barbara Bishop)
- Vicki Volante: Ann, motorist-victim
- Ray Young: Mango
- John 'Bud' Cardos:(as John Cardos)
- Ken Osborne
- Joyce King: Body in Water
See also
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. ♦ Download (Downloadable PDF file)
- ↑ Stephen Jones. The Essiental Monster Movie Guide. Billboard Books. 2000. Pg.56
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Blood of Dracula's Castle at IMDb
- Blood of Dracula's Castle at AllMovie
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