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A man and wife are terrorized by Mad Scientist Dr. Callistratus who was executed but has returned to life with a heart transplant. Along with his crippled assistant Carl, the 'anemic' Mad Scientist, believed to be a vampire, conducts blood deficiency research on the inmates of a prison hospital for the criminally insane to sustain his return to life.
Keywords
prison
vampire
mad scientist
laboratory
disease
scientist
blood transfusion
heart transplant
Casts

Donald Wolfit
Doctor Callistratus

Vincent Ball
Dr. John Pierre

Barbara Shelley
Madeleine Duval

Victor Maddern
Carl
William Devlin
Kurt Urach

Andrew Faulds
Chief Guard Wetzler

John Le Mesurier
Chief Justice
Bryan Coleman
Monsieur Auron

Cameron Hall
Drunken Doctor
George Murcell
First Guard
Julian Strange
Second Guard
Bruce Wightman
Third Guard
Barbara Burke
Housekeeper

Bernard Bresslaw
Tall Sneak Thief

Hal Osmond
Small Sneak Thief

Milton Reid
Executioner

Patricia Phoenix
Woman
Jack Carter
Man in Court (uncredited)
Crews
Henry Cass
Director

Jimmy Sangster
Writer

Stanley Black
Original Music Composer

Robert S. Baker
Producer

Monty Berman
Producer

Monty Berman
Director of Photography
Douglas Myers
Editor
John Elphick
Production Design
John Elphick
Art Direction
Jimmy Evans
Makeup Artist
Joyce James
Hairstylist
Charles Permane
Production Manager
Backdrops & Posters







