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A kind, small-town doctor mistakenly ingests pills made from vampire bat blood and they turn him into a dangerous fanged creature.A kind, small-town doctor mistakenly ingests pills made from vampire bat blood and they turn him into a dangerous fanged creature.A kind, small-town doctor mistakenly ingests pills made from vampire bat blood and they turn him into a dangerous fanged creature.
Chet Brandenburg
- Restaurant Patron
- (uncredited)
Arthur Gardner
- Anesthetist
- (uncredited)
Raymond Greenleaf
- Autopsy Surgeon
- (uncredited)
Hallene Hill
- Mrs. Carrie Dietz
- (uncredited)
Mauritz Hugo
- Joe, the Waiter
- (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
- Bartender
- (uncredited)
Louise Lewis
- Mrs. Miller
- (uncredited)
Natalie Masters
- Ruth
- (uncredited)
Walter Merrill
- Carl James
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDirector Paul Landres apparently liked the character name "Dr. Paul Beecher" so he used it twice - as the main lead in this film and as a small supporting character in his follow up "The Return of Dracula" (1958) starring Francis Lederer.
- GoofsAt movie's end, when the detective departs; he doesn't retrieve his revolver.
- Quotes
Willy Warner: Buck, you can't go around diggin' up people's graves. To get a court order you got to have some good reason.
Sheriff Buck Donnelly: I got plenty of reasons, Willy. Three deaths in three days.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Chillerama: Godzilla/Mark of the Vampire (1962)
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A small town doctor (John Beal) mistakenly ingests an experimental drug made from the blood of vampire bats which transforms the kindly medic into a bloodthirsty monster.
I really enjoyed this movie a lot. Great plot, great acting and a very interesting looking monster. There is some odd sexism present (the doctor apparently cannot do his own laundry or cook so he has his 10-year old daughter do it for him). But, hey, it is the 1950s.
Not much to say beyond that. I was a bit confused on whether the pills brought on the monster or kept it in check. It seems like pills or no pills the monster was going to kill someone, but maybe I was just confused.
I really enjoyed this movie a lot. Great plot, great acting and a very interesting looking monster. There is some odd sexism present (the doctor apparently cannot do his own laundry or cook so he has his 10-year old daughter do it for him). But, hey, it is the 1950s.
Not much to say beyond that. I was a bit confused on whether the pills brought on the monster or kept it in check. It seems like pills or no pills the monster was going to kill someone, but maybe I was just confused.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- It's Always Darkest Before the Dawn
- Filming locations
- Motor Avenue at Woodbine Street, Los Angeles, California, USA(Doctor passes police station, doesn't enter.)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $115,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 15 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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