When the villagers of Kleinschloss start dying of blood loss, the town fathers suspect a resurgence of vampirism. While police inspector Karl remains skeptical, scientist Dr. von Niemann cares for the vampire's victims one by one, and suspicion falls on child-minded Herman Gleib because of his fondness for bats. A blood-thirsty mob hounds Gleib to his death, but the vampire attacks don't stop. Not being Universal this was a daring attempt for Majestic Films, whom rushed this "quickie" into movie theaters. This movie has a great cast: Dwight Frye as the child-minded lover of bats Herman Gleib, Fay Wray from King Kong, Melvyn Douglas as the police inspector and Lionel Atwill as the scientist Dr. von Niemann. Due to the Great Depression (and to their advantage) Majestic Films couldn't build sets in order to make this film, so they asked Universal to borrow them for a few shots the (until then still built) German Village from Frankenstein (1931) and the house interiors from The Old Dark House (1932). I's a nice chiller, and at an hour of runtime it's worth your time. I won't give away the ending, but I assure it will satisfy you.Nice chiller, and astounding performance by Dwight Frye:
6/10
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