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Norma Eberhardt, Peggy Maley and Mary Murphy in “Live Fast, Die Young” - 1958

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The Return of Dracula (1958) - Super 8mm

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Series Premiere

The Lawless Years - The Nick Joseph Story - NBC - April 16, 1959

Crime Drama

Running Time: 30 minutes

Written by Jo Eisinger

Produced by Jack Chertok

Directed by Allen H. Miner

Stars:

James Gregory as Barney Ruditsky 

Vic Morrow as Nick Joseph

Jan Merlin as Dirks

Robert Karnes as Max

Peter Miller as Curley

Harry Dean Stanton as Happy Maffy

John Shaner as Willie Maffy

Richard Bakalyan as Buggsy

Arthur Kendall as First Hoodlum

Zachary Charles as Second Hoodlum

Stanley Adams as Wales

Arlene McQuade as Billie North

Norma Eberhardt as Rose Dirks

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BBC2 Monster Double Bill (1978)

The Return Of Dracula (1958)

Norma Eberhardt

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Norma Eberhardt    Mary Murphy

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Dracula is... coming to America! Warn the housewives and use that white picket fence for making stakes -- it's THE RETURN OF DRACULA (1958) from director Paul Landres!

The film stars Frances Lederer, Norma Eberhardt and John Wengraf with music by Gerald Fried.

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 15:47; Discussion 25:38; Ranking 39:45

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Francis Lederer and Norma Eberhardt in Return of Dracula (1958).

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Norma Eberhardt (Oakhurst, New Jersey, 8/07/1929-Manhattan, New York City, 16/09/2011).

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2017:187 — The Return of Dracula

(1958 - Paul Landres) **

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The Return of Dracula (1958), Paul Landres

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Film Review - She Will (2021)

Film Review - She Will (2021) #shewill #AliceKirge #Horror #Filmreview from @FredaTalkingPix @VertigoRel #CharlotteColbert

The rise of women-led horror – think Relic, Saint Maud and, more recently, Men – continues apace this week with the arrival of Charlotte Colbert’s directorial debut, She Will. A sub-genre that’s strengthen over recent years, it’s given filmmakers the opportunity to mix folk horror with something more contemporary and, while the results can sometimes be variable – as they are here – they rarely…

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The Return of Dracula (1958)

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THE RETURN OF DRACULA (1958) – Episode 136 – Decades Of Horror: The Classic Era

“There is only one reality, Rachel, and that is death. I bring you death, a living death.” Living death? Oxymorons abound in vampire flicks. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, and Jeff Mohr, along with guest host Dave Dreher – as they take in this alternative version of the bloodthirsty Count as depicted in director Paul Landres’s The Return of Dracula (1958).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 136 – The Return of Dracula (1958)

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After a vampire leaves his native Balkans, he murders a Czech artist, assumes his identity, and moves in with the dead man’s American cousins.

  Director: Paul Landres

Writers: Pat Fielder (story) (screenplay)

Music by: Gerald Fried

Selected Cast:

Francis Lederer as Bellac Gordal / Count Dracula

Norma Eberhardt as Rachel Mayberry

Ray Stricklyn as Tim Hansen

John Wengraf as John Meierman

Virginia Vincent as Jennie Blake

Gage Clarke as Reverend Whitfield

Jimmy Baird as Mickey Mayberry

Greta Granstedt as Cora Mayberry

Enid Yousen as Frieda

Charles Tannen as Mack Bryant (uncredited)

William Fawcett as Eddie – Station Master (uncredited)

Belle Mitchell as Cornelia (uncredited)

The Return of Dracula, from Gramercy Pictures and United Artists, was chosen by Dave Dreher because of the effect it had on him while watching at his grandmother’s house as a young boy. He was mesmerized by the silhouette of a man with just his eyes bathed in light. The silhouetted man, the hand coming out of the coffin, the coffin filled with smoke, and other haunting images became the keystone of what he thinks of as classic horror and motivated him to go back and watch the Universal Horror offerings. To this day, he still holds The Return of Dracula in high regard.

Daphne describes the film as “wonderful.” She loves the ordinary folks placed in this bizarre situation and atmosphere and applauds Francis Lederer’s performance as the devilish, but debonair Count. Chad describes The Return of Dracula as answering the question, what if we dropped Dracula into the middle of a 1950s sitcom? From the outside, the film looks like a throwaway Dracula movie, but it is amazingly well-written by Pat Fielder and is well worth a watch. He describes Francis Lederer’s performance as stealing the show. He really believed this charismatic and magnetic personality as this evil slimy villain against the dichotomy of this wholesome family backdrop. You might think The Return of Dracula is a bit lame if you’re not paying attention, according to Jeff, but he too loves Francis Lederer as well as the family dynamics and the great character actors. Topping it off is the excellent writing from Pat Fielder.

Anyone viewing or listening to a podcast on classic horror will most certainly enjoy The Return of Dracula. At the time of this writing, the film can be streamed from Dailymotion or a Vudu PPV option and is available on physical media as an Olive Films Blu-ray.

Please check out these Decades of Horror: The Classic Era’s podcasts on other vampire movies:

DRACULA (1931) – Episode 20

NOSFERATU (1922) – Episode 21

VAMPYR (1932) – Episode 55

CURSE OF THE UNDEAD (1959) – Episode 73

(HORROR OF) DRACULA (1958) – Episode 109

SON OF DRACULA (1943) – Episode 132

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next in their very flexible schedule and chosen by guest host Richard Klemensen, the owner and publisher of Little Shoppe of Horrors: The Journal of Classic British Horror Films, will be Hammer’s The Brides of Dracula (1960). Also joining us will be Alistair Hughes, author and illustrator of Infogothic: An Unauthorised Graphic Guide to Hammer Horror and frequent illustrator for Little Shoppe of Horrors. This should be a fun episode. You won’t want to miss it!

Please let them know how they’re doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: leave them a message or leave a comment on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel, the site, or email the Decades of Horror: The Classic Era podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com

To each of you from each of them, “Thank you so much for listening!”

Check out this episode!

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BBC2 Monster Double Bill (1978)

The Return Of Dracula (1958)

Francis Lederer and Norma Eberhardt

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Norma Eberhardt    Mary Murphy   Peggy Maley

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The birth of a horror fan

Still of Veronica Hurst as Kitty Murray in The Maze, 1953

I’ve watched 36 horror films in 26 days! For those that know me, this is a lot. For the first time I’m taking party in 31 days of horror. It’s not over yet, I have more horror films to see before the end of October. Viewing this many horror films in less than a month is a record for me!

I never thought I would call myself a horror fan. In the past I would occasionally watch horror films, usually hiding under blankets or peaking through fingers.

Why do some horror films scare me more than others? Is it imagination, sensitivity, suggestibility, tension, violence?

I’ve approached 31 days of horror with a clear plan to watch horror films released between 1900 and 1959. The films I’ve watched are rare, classics, beautifully crafted stories, and the images stay with you.

I’ve noted some interesting recurring themes and plot devices such as newspaper headlines; supposedly dead bodies sitting upright in the morgue; religious figures fighting evil; ‘What a strange man’ is often said; scientists meddling with nature features; cats hissing as a warning (take heed!); Scotland Yard is useless in dark times.

Still of Fay Wray as Eve Trowbridge in The Most Dangerous Game, 1932

I’m now a fan of the original Scream Queen, Fay Wray. She adds depth and sensitivity to the damsel in distress leading lady. She often finds courage and strength in her characters. If you’re not familiar with Wray’s work, check out: Doctor X, dir. Michael Curtiz, 1932; The Most Dangerous Game, dir. Irving Pichel and Ernest B. Schoedsack, 1932; and The Evil Mind / The Clarvoyant, dir. Maurice Elvey, 1935.

Still of Norma Eberhardt as Rachel Mayberry in the Return of Dracula, 1958

Female empowerment has been a theme I’ve relished. Women taking control, showing courage and ingenuity in films like: Cry of the Werewolf, dir. Henry Levin, 1944; She-Wolf of London, dir. Jean Yarbrough, 1946; The Return of the Vampire, dir. Lew Landers, 1943; The Return of Dracula, dir. Paul Landres, 1958; Island of Doomed Men, dir. Charles Barton, 1940; The Maze, dir. William Cameron Menzies, 1953; Phantom of the Opera, dir. Arthur Lubin, 1943.

Still of Bella Lugosi as "Murder" Legendre in the White Zombie, 1932

I’m becoming familiar with the work of some of the greatest actors of the genre. I’ve seen lots of Bella Lugosi films: Dracula, dir. Tod Browning, 1931; White Zombie, dir. Victor Halperin, 1932; Son of Frankenstein, dir. Rowland V. Lee, 1939; Black Friday, dir. Arthur Lubin, 1940; The Wolf Man, dir. George Wagner, 1941; The Return of the Vampire, dir. Lew Landers, 1943. Boris Karloff co-starred in many films with Lugosi, but was a star in his own right. I’ve seen more Karloff films: The Mummy, dir. Karl Freund, 1932; The Ghoul, Dir. T. Hayes Hunter, 1933; The Black Room, dir. Roy William Neill, 1935; Son of Frankenstein, dir. Rowland V. Lee, 1939; Black Friday, dir. Arthur Lubin, 1940; The Devil Commands, dir. Edward Dmyryk, 1941.

Still of Boris Karloff as Ardeth Bay / Imhotep / The Mummy in The Mummy, 1932

With only a few days left of October, I’m already planning the films I might watch next October. 31 days of Australian horror films? I’m not sure yet, but I will certainly have fun when I get there. Beginning something, challenging myself, learning, enjoying the adrenaline of being scared, laughing and sharing these films with others, I’ve enjoyed discovering some truly incredible films.

Beginning is the theme for newCardigan’s GLAM Blog Club this month.