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A Taste of Blood (film 1967)
Theatrical poster to A Taste of Blood (1967)
Directed by	Herschell Gordon Lewis
Produced by	Herschell Gordon Lewis
Written by	Donald Stanford
Starring	Bill Rogers Elizabeth Wilkinson
Release date(s)	U.S.A. August 9, 1967
Running time	117 mins
Country	U.S.A.
Language	English

A Taste of Blood is a 1967 American film, directed and produced by Herschell Gordon Lewis. It is a horror movie that stars, among others, Bill Rogers, and Elizabeth Wilkinson. The movie was also known as The Secret of Dr. Alucard .

Plot

A Miami businessman, John Stone, receives a parcel from England containing two old bottles of Slivovitz brandy from his recently deceased ancestor and after drinking both bottles, becomes a vampire. Stone uses his newfound vampire powers to keep his wife, Helena, in a trance as he travels to England to kill the descendents of Van Helsing that murdered Count Dracula. Meanwhile Helsing's distant relative, Howard Helsing, pursues Stone with the intent to put the re-born vampire to rest for good.

Cast

• Bill Rogers - John Stone
• Elizabeth Wilkinson - Helene Stone
• William Kerwin - Dr. Hank Tyson (as Thomas Wood)
• Lawrence Tobin - Det. Crane
• Ted Schell - Lord Gold
• Otto Schlessinger - Dr. Howard Helsing
• Eleanor Vaill - Hester Avery
• Gail Janis - Vivian
• Herschell Gordon Lewis - The Limey Seaman / Voice of Baron Khron (as Seymour Sheldon)
• Judy Waterberry - Ida, the maid
• Dolores Carlos - Sherri Morris
• Roy Collodi - Delivery Man
• Karl Stoeber - Man walking dog
• Thomas Rowland - Detective
• Sidney J. Reich - Arthur Morris (as Sidney Jaye)
• Barrie Walton ... Telephone Operator
• Cal Bowman ... Hank's golfing friend
• Doug Weston - Police photographer
• Jake R. Pawlson - Policeman
• Bill Kozak - Man running from tomb

Production Credits

• Herschell Gordon Lewis - Producer / Director
• Andy Romanoff – Cinematographer
• Larry Wellington - Musical Direction/Supervision / Composer (Music Score)
• Richard Brinkman - Editor

Production notes

Something Weird Video's release of A Taste of Blood

• During filming there were some errors in geography. In the nighttime scene on the ship docked in London's East End, lights from Miami Beach's high-rise hotels and apartment buildings can be glimpsed in the background.

• Lewis appears as a British sailor.

• Reportedly, the director considered this his masterpiece, which could be why he allowed minor scenes to go on for far too long and included more dialogue than in most of his other movies.^[1]

References

External links

• A Taste of Blood at the Internet Movie Database
• A Taste of Blood at Allmovie
• Yahoo Movies
• Reelzchannel