Dracula vs. Frankenstein

For the 1969 Spanish/German/Italian horror film also known as Dracula vs. Frankenstein, see Los Monstruos del Terror.

(not to be confused with the 1971 Jesus Franco film Dracula Contra Frankenstein)....

Dracula vs. Frankenstein
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
Release dates
  • December 1971 (1971-12)
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

Mad scientist Dr.Duryea,(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.

As a cover,the duo work out of the Creature Emporium, a throw-back to the old side show days an they bring the Monster [(John Bloom)]back to life and send him out to exact revenge on the man who discredited Duryea, Dr. Beaumont (Forrest J.Ackerman). Las Vegas showgirl Judith Fontaine has arrived, looking for her missing sister Joanie who was hanging out with a group of hippies led by Strange (Greydon Clark). Judith has gotten no satisfaction from Sgt.Martin (Jim Davis)and says she going to investigate on her own and does so, attracting the attention of biker Rico (Russ Tamblyn) and his gang. Rico slips her some LSD and Judith on a trip is taken by Strange and his girlfriend Samantha(Anne Morrell)to the home of aging hippie Mike Howard (Anthony Eisley) who agrees to help her find Joanie. Judith,Mike,Samantha and Strange go to the Creature Emporium and show Duryea a picture of Joanie, but he says he's never seen her.

More girls turn up missing, the Monster kills a couple of police officers and Groton takes to the beach with an ax and kills Rico and his gang who were attacking Samantha, Groton drags her inside the Creature Emporium. Judith and Mike go to the Emporium and confront Duryea who explains the girls were frightened to death and that created an enzyme in their blood which is the ingredient for his serum. Duryea sends Groton and the dwarf Grazbo(Angelo Rossitto)after them,Grazbo falls on an ax, killing him and Groton goes after Judith. Sgt.Martin and Strange arrive with the police and they shoot Groton off the roof, Duryea falls into a guillotine in the exhibit and is decapitated.

Dracula confronts Mike who sticks a flare in the Monsters' face and as he's running away, Dracula blasts him with his ruby ring, disintergrating Mike.

Judith wakes up in an abandoned church where Dracula is about to make her immortal but the Monster wants none of it and battles Dracula out of the chuch and intothe woods. Dracula literally rips the monster limb from limb but gets caught in the rays of the sun and can't make it into the church and burns up. Judith manages to free herself and picks up Draculas' ring but drops it and leaves.

Cast

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 1972, famed Spanish schlock film director Jesus Franco turned out his Dracula vs Frankenstein (also released as Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein), apparently unaware that Al Adamson was already using that title.

Reception

The film was met with negative reception from critics.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Motion Picture Purgatory: Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)
  2. ↑ Website about the film

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