Blood of Dracula's Castle

Blood of Dracula's Castle
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)
Release dates
  • 1969 (1969)
Running time
 84 min
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 Mary's 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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Palm Springs Visitors Center. "Coachella Valley Feature Film Production 1920–2011". Filming in Palm Springs. Palm Springs, CA. Retrieved October 1, 2012. ♦ Download (Downloadable PDF file)
  2. ↑ Stephen Jones. The Essiental Monster Movie Guide. Billboard Books. 2000. Pg.56

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