Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966)

Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
Directed by William Beaudine
Written by Carl K. Hittleman
1966/USA
Circle Productions Inc.
First viewing/Amazon Prime

[box] William ‘Billy the Kid’ Bonney: What’s wrong with her, Doc? What are those marks on her neck?

Dr. Henrietta Hull: Well, if I didn’t know better, I’d say it was the work of a vampire.

William ‘Billy the Kid’ Bonney: Vampire?[/box]

I just had to watch the companion piece to Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter (1966).

Billy the Kid has gone straight.  His sweetheart Elizabeth is waiting for the arrival of her Uncle James, whom she has never met.  Unbeknownst to her, a vampire (John Carradine) has assumed the identity of her uncle and has settled on Elizabeth as his undead bride.  Billy must save the day.

John Carradine was like the Energizer Bunny – he just kept going and going.  Here he plays history’s least sexy vampire.  He’s by far the best part of the movie – not to say that he’s very good.