| Release Date: | Jan 1933 |
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| Genres: | Horror / Mystery / Romance / Sci-Fi |
| Runtime: | 64 min |
| Cast: | Lionel Atwill (Dr. Otto von Niemann), Fay Wray (Ruth Bertin), Melvyn Douglas (Karl Brettschneider), Maude Eburne (Aunt Gussie Schnappmann) George E. Stone (Kringen) Dwight Frye (Herman Gleib) Robert Frazer (Emil Borst) Rita Carlyle (Martha Mueller (as Rita Carlisle)) Lionel Belmore (Bürgermeister Gustave Schoen) William V. Mong (Sauer) Stella Adams (Georgiana) Harrison Greene (Weingarten) Fern Emmett (Gertrude (uncredited)) William Humphrey (Dr. Haupt (uncredited)) Paul Panzer (Townsman (uncredited)) Carl Stockdale (Schmidt - Morgue Keeper (uncredited)) Paul Weigel (Dr. Holdstadt (uncredited)) |
In the small village of Kleinshloss, the locals are scared with a serial killer that is draining the blood of his victims, and the Burgomaster Gustave Schoen is convinced that a vampire is responsible for the deaths. The skeptical police inspector Karl Brettschneider is reluctant to accept the existence of vampires, but the local doctor Otto Von Newman shows literature about cases of vampirism inclusive in Amazon. When the apple street vendor Martha Mueller is murdered, the prime suspect becomes the slow Herman Gleib, a man with a mind of child that loves bats. The group of vigilantes chases Herman, while Dr. Von Newman's housemaid Georgiana is attacked by the killer.
