A Taste of Blood (1967)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1967
Running Times: 117 mins
Format: Eastmancolor     35mm
Ratio:
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Creative Film Enterprises Inc
Executive Producer: Sidney J. Reich
Producer: Herschell Gordon Lewis
Production Manager: William Kerwin
Unit Manager: Cal Bowman

SCRIPT
Script: Donald Stanford

DIRECTION
Director: Herschell Gordon Lewis
Assistant Director: Louise Downe (real name: Allison Louise Downe)

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Andy Romanoff
Camera Operator: Andy Romanoff
Electrician: Robert Vercruse
Stills: Wood Koizumi

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Richard Brinkman

MUSIC
Musical Director: Larry Wellington

SOUND
Sound Recordist: Alan Tadie

MISCELLANEOUS
Crew Chief: Roy Collodi

LOCATIONS
Locations: Miami, Florida, USA

CAST
Bill Rogers (John Stone)
Elizabeth Wilkinson (Helene Stone)
Thomas Wood (real name: William Kerwin) (Dr Hank Tyson)
Lawrence Tobin (Detective Crane)
Ted Schell (Lord Gold)
Otto Schlessinger (Dr Howard Helsing)
Eleanor Valli (Hester Avery)
Gail Janis (Vivian)
Seymour Sheldon (real name: Herschell Gordon Lewis) (the Limey seaman / voice of Baron Khron)
Judy Waterberry (Ida)
Dolores Carlos (Sherri Morris)
Roy Collodi (delivery man)
Karl Stoeber (man walking dog)
Thomas Rowland (detective)
Sidney Jaye (real name: Sidney J. Reich) (Arthur Morris)
Barrie Walton (telephone operator)
Cal Bowman (Hank's golfing friend)
Doug Weston (Police photographer)
Jake R. Pawlson (policeman)
Bill Kozak (man running from tomb)

PLOT SUMMARY

Miami businessman John Stone drinks some Slivovitz brandy which turns him into a vampire. He puts his wife Helena in a trance and sets off for England to track down and kill the descendents of vampire slayer Van Helsing. Meanwhile, Howard Helsing is tracking down Stone...

AVAILABILITY

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Ajay Film Company
Video Distributors: Something Weird Video
DVD Distributors: Something Weird Video

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

USA
Rating: unrated

TIMELINE

1967
August
9: USA - theatrical release

POSTER TAGS

A ghastly tale drenched with gouts of blood spurting from the writhing victims of a madman's lust!

Will Dracula's avenger turn loose his wrath into the 1970's?

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

The Secret of Dr Alucard

LINKS

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Extra Weird (2003)

KEYWORDS

brandy, florida, golf, hypnotism, london, police, strippers, vampires

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009