The Return of the Vampire

11 Ratings: 3.0

Columbia Pictures' 1944 horror film starring Béla Lugosi.

The Return of the Vampire is a rare, but not unique, case where the film makes it very clear that there is a war on and which war the film is talking about. The bombing raids where at least one plane has a swastika as well as the references to concentration … see full wiki

Tags: Movies, Vampires, Vampire Films, Bela Lugosi, Classic Horror

Cast: Billy Bevan, Donald Dewar, Leslie Denison, Béla Lugosi, Roland Varno, Matt Willis, see all

Genre: Horror

Release Date: January 1, 1944

MPAA Rating: Unrated

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Quick Tip by Scotman. April 17, 2010

A Quick Tip by Scotman

Vampires and well-dressed English-accented werewolves prance the screen in this 1940s vampire film. Fun to see Bela again!

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review by Count_Orlok_22. December 23, 2008

posted in The Vampire Historians

Béla Is Back!

During the 1930s and 1940s, Universal Studios had a string of hits with horror films. Most of these films went on to become classics, mainly because of the presence of three actors: Béla Lugosi, Boris Karloff, and Lon Chaney, Jr.. Universal was then imitated by many other studios that tried to capitalize on the success of these iconic horror films, but typically the results were disastrous. There were, however, a few noteworthy exceptions. In the Columbia Pictures … more

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