THE RETURN OF DRACULA (1958) ¢ ¢ ¢
D: Paul Landres
Francis Lederer, Norma Eberhardt, Ray Stricklyn,
John Wengraf, Virginia Vincent, Gage Clarke
The count turns up in a small California town, still looking for necks to bite and still averse to mirrors, crucifixes, daylight and wooden stakes through the heart. An effective, low-budget creepshow, in black and white except for a momentary splash of blood-red color. Lederer makes a menacing Dracula, and the Dies Irae from the old Latin funeral Mass figures prominently in the musical score.
