Blacula (1972)
AIP Production #7211

Jeff and Cheryl decide to take up antiquing in the hopes of finding the coffin containing Blacula.

Directed by William Crain Screenplay by Joan Torres, Raymond Koenig and Richard Glouner Produced by Power Productions Samuel Z. Arkoff and Joseph T. Naar

Starring:
William Marshall as Prince Mamuwalde / Blacula
Denise Nicholas as Michelle Williams
Vonetta McGee as Tina Williams / Luva
Gordon Pinsent as Lieutenant Jack Peters
Thalmus Rasulala as Dr. Gordon Thomas
Emily Yancy as Nancy, The Nightclub Photographer
Lance Taylor Sr. as Swenson, The Funeral Director
Logan Field as Sergeant Barnes
Ted Harris as Bobby McCoy
Rick Metzler as Billy Schaffer
Ketty Lester as Juanita Jones / Taxi Cabbie
Charles Macaulay as Count Dracula
Ji-Tu Cumbuka as "Skillet"
Elisha Cook, Jr. as Sam, The Morgue Attendant
Eric Brotherson as Real Estate Agent
The Hues Corporation as Themselves, The Performers At The Nightclub

Produced by AIP and the Power Company and released under American International Pictures. Find this movie streaming on Freevee, Pluto or Screenpix or rent it on Prime, Vudu or Apple TV+.

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View the Blacula trailer here.

Our open and close includes clips from the following films/trailers: How to Make a Monster (1958), The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962), I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957), High School Hellcats (1958), Beach Blanket Bingo (1965), The Wild Angels (1966), It Conquered the World (1956), The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971), and Female Jungle (1955)