Richie-67-485852 I gave this a seven because it stayed true to the Vampire theme and proved you can take it and put it anywhere and it still works. Of all places the Count comes to America inside a little burg similar to where Leave it to Beaver, Father Knows Best and the Donna Reed show all took place. It is a wholesome and simple evil and crime free arena where everyone trusts everyone else because everyone else does. The Count can smile, charm and schmooze like the rest of them only better because while they have heart he has will and he is able to cause a person who listens too long to him to become transfixed. This is phase two with the final phase being you donate all your blood to his worthy cause. I like the fact that they emphasize his changing abilities here (watch to see) and that his nemesis is and will always be Christ redemptive work as symbolized by the cross. The Cross is a Vampire show-stopper the one wearing or bearing it has pledged themselves to him and before the Count can have a go you must renounce the cross. Its a choice that controls it. Look for the typical portrayal of teenage America in the 1950's with mom and apple pie all over the place. You know if the Count didn't rush things he could have taken over this small town no problem. Makes you wonder how eternal evil thinking works? It doesn't! Not a bad movie to snack with but watch the tasty drink and keep it to water. For you Star Wars fans, If you stop and think about it, Vampires have been using the Jedi mind trick long before the force had it. Look into my eyes. Come to me tonight. Join me. Do as I say etc. LOL

mindymktg I liked it! This film is a late 1950s take on the Dracula tale, involving teenagers, a local parish house and its denizen, including the reverend in charge. Dracula, as portrayed by Francis Lederer, is handsome and menacing. The story moves along quickly and kept me interested throughout. The finale is a horror story classic.

Rainey Dawn Count Dracula murders a man and poses as him: Bellac Gordal. Bellac/Dracula moves in with his American cousins and begins to wreak havoc in his new home. -- A simple but effective story.This film was released in 1958 not long before Christopher Lee's portrayal of Dracula in 'Horror of Dracula (1958)'. Lee's movie over shadowed this film with it's vivid color and a towering, menacing Dracula (Lee). BUT that is not to say that 'The Return of Dracula (1958)' is a bad film - it's actually a good vampire movie.If you like vampire movies then I do recommend 'Return of Dracula ('58)'. It's not like the Universal Dracula ('31) nor is it like the Dracula Hammer Horror film series - it's a Dracula film all on it's own.7/10

LeoB-2 This well made and nicely restored vampire film takes the basic set-up of Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943)--sinister relative comes to visit wholesome family in small town, where young girl of family has an unspoken affinity with him--and reveals the vampire subtext of Hitchcock's more psychologically oriented film. Without excessive blood and gore and teeth, it manages to create an eerie atmosphere that many more expensive horror films never quite achieve. Francis Lederer, in one of his last roles before he retired from movies to live prosperously from his real estate investments, does a great job. For fans of Hollywood locations, Dracula's crypt is set in Bronson Caves, more usually a setting for low-budget westerns.