Dracula vs. Frankenstein
(not to be confused with the 1971 Jesus Franco film Dracula Contra Frankenstein)....
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| Directed by | Al Adamson |
| Produced by |
Al Adamson Mardi Rustam Mohammed Rustam Samuel M. Sherman John Van Horne |
| Written by |
William Pugsley Samuel M. Sherman |
| Starring |
J. Carrol Naish Lon Chaney, Jr. Anthony Eisley Regina Carrol Greydon Clark |
| Music by | William Lava |
| Cinematography |
Paul Glickman Gary Graver |
| Edited by | Irwin Cadden |
| Distributed by | Troma Entertainment |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Dracula vs. Frankenstein is a 1971 United States horror film directed by Al Adamson. It was theatrically released as Blood of Frankenstein in the UK, and was retitled Revenge of Dracula on early VHS releases.
Plot
A mad scientist (J. Carrol Naish) descended from the original Dr. Frankenstein takes to murdering young women for experimentation in hopes of reviving his ancestor's creation, with help from his mute assistant Groton (Lon Chaney, Jr.). Dracula (played by Roger Engel under the pseudonym "Zandor Vorkov") comes to the scientist promising to revive Frankenstein's monster in return for a serum which will grant him immortality.
Cast
- Lon Chaney, Jr. as Groton Michael Renning
- J. Carrol Naish as Dr. Frankenstein
- Zandor Vorkov (Roger Engel) as Count Dracula
- John Bloom as Frankenstein's monster
- Jim Davis as Sheriff Brown
- Regina Carrol as Judith Fontaine
- Russ Tamblyn as Rico
- Anthony Eisley as Mike Howard
- Anne Morrell as Samantha
- Maria Lease as Joan
- Angelo Rossitto as Grazbo the Evil Dwarf
- Forrest J Ackerman as Dr. Beaumont
- Gary Graver, the future cinematographer for Orson Welles, is an extra in the film.
Production
This was Lon Chaney, Jr.'s final horror film role and J. Carrol Naish's last film. Chaney filmed his part in mid-1969 when the film was titled Blood Seekers. Naish filmed additional footage in 1970 when Dracula and the Frankenstein Monster were added to the story (in his confrontation scene with Dracula, he appears noticeably older).[1] Director Adamson's wife, Regina Carrol, appears in the film as one of the people who discover the two title monsters. The film was released on DVD by Troma Entertainment.[2]
Two other films titled Dracula vs Frankenstein were made around the same time as Adamson's film. In 1969, Spanish horror film icon Paul Naschy starred in Los Monstruos del Terror which was later released on VHS as Dracula vs Frankenstein. Meanwhile, in 1971, famed Spanish schlock film director Jesus Franco turned out his Dracula vs Frankenstein, apparently unaware that Al Adamson was already using that title.
Reception
The film was met with negative reception from critics.
See also
Notes
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dracula vs. Frankenstein. |
- Dracula vs. Frankenstein at the Internet Movie Database
- Seven Things You Ought to Know About Dracula vs. Frankenstein, by David N. Lewis
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