My Son the Vampire (1952)
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21% of users liked it
(94 ratings)
A mad international criminal, Von Housen (Bela Lugosi) -- who fancies himself a vampire (and sleeps in a coffin), and has plans to take over the world -- arrives in England. Over the next six weeks a dozen young women disappear without a trace, and Scotland Yard is certain that Von Housen, whatever… More A mad international criminal, Von Housen (Bela Lugosi) -- who fancies himself a vampire (and sleeps in a coffin), and has plans to take over the world -- arrives in England. Over the next six weeks a dozen young women disappear without a trace, and Scotland Yard is certain that Von Housen, whatever else he may be planning, is behind these crimes. The scientist proceeds to put his plan to rule the world into operation, having a very dangerous robot shipped to his secret laboratory -- but thanks to a comic mix-up in shipping labels, the robot is delivered instead to the nearly bankrupt shop owned by Mrs. Riley (Arthur Lucan), a conniving old Irish char woman. Von Housen retrieves the robot by remote control, but Mrs. Riley is brought along for the ride, and she proceeds to disrupt his plans for world domination. ~ Bruce Eder, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Gilling
- Written By
- Val Valentine
- Genres
- Horror, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 31, 1952 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Takes the cake for bad vampire satires.
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Phil Hall, Film Threat
One of the unfunniest comedies of all time.
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Cast
- Peter Bathurst
- George Benson
- Arthur Brander
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Dora Bryan
as Tillie
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Judith Furse
as Freda
- David Hannaford
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David Hurst
as Mugsy
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Hattie Jacques
as Mrs. Jenks
- John Le Mesurier
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Philip Leaver
as Anton
- Charles Lloyd Pack
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Roderick Lovell
as Douglas
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Arthur Lucan
as Mrs. Riley
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Bela Lugosi
as Von Housen
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Maria Mercedes
as Julia Loretti
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Graham Moffatt
as Yokel
- Dandy Nichols
- Bill Shine
- Cyril Smith
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Richard Wattis
as Police Constable Freddie
- Ian Wilson
