Kathleen Crowley and Michael Pate in Curse of the Undead (1959)

Curse of the Undead

Movie1959• Approved• 1h 19m
DramaHorrorWestern
⭐ 6.0 / 10(1,801)

While a malady is claiming the lives of young women in a Western town, a sinister gunslinger-for-hire Drake Robey is really a vampire, and it's up to Preacher Dan to save the town and girlfriend Dolores Carter.

Rated
Approved
Runtime
1h 19m
Released
1959
Country
United States

Details

Release year: 1959

Storyline

While a malady is claiming the lives of young women in a Western town, a sinister gunslinger-for-hire Drake Robey is really a vampire, and it's up to Preacher Dan to save the town and girlfriend Dolores Carter.

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Did you know

• Edward Dein and Mildred Dein claimed that they wrote the script as a lark, and never expected it to be produced.

• This is believed to be the first western to involve a vampire.

• According to the back of the 1860 photograph, Drake Robey's real name is Don Drago Robles.

User reviews

⭐ 7/10

Unusual mix of western/vampire movie.

šŸ‘ 41 Ā· 6/11/2005
⭐ 6/10

Surprisingly Interesting

šŸ‘ 14 Ā· 1/10/2016
⭐ 6/10

Better vampire lore than many movies

šŸ‘ 25 Ā· 10/22/2013

Technical specs

Sound mix
Mono
Aspect ratio
1.85 : 1, 1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
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