Curse of the Undead
Curse of the Undead
NR | 01 May 1959 (USA)
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A mysterious epidemic has struck an Old West frontier town and young girls are falling deathly ill. Doc Carter, his lovely daughter Dolores, and preacher Dan Young have their hands full caring for the infirm. When one of the patients dies unexpectedly, Dan notices two puncture wounds on her neck. His investigation leads him to the strange gunslinger Drake Robey, who always seems to be slower on the draw than his opponents, but who—despite being outdrawn, and even shot—always manages to survive these deadly encounters. Dan soon discovers that Drake also has an aversion to crucifixes, sleeps in coffins, and cannot tolerate sunlight...

Reviews
GamerTab That was an excellent one.
WasAnnon Slow pace in the most part of the movie.
Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
Roy Hart If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.
bkoganbing This is one of those classic cult films that get a devoted following from repeated viewings. I remember seeing it on television for the first time, hosted by that vampire fiend, Zacherley.Michael Pate is a mysterious gunfighter who seems invincible and there's a good reason for it, he's a vampire. Though he dresses in western garb, he's still an old world type vampire. Right after this film Eric Fleming got slated to play the lead in the long running western series Rawhide with that well known co-star of his, Clint Eastwood. He's the town preacher and he figures out what the town is plagued with.I think that when Fleming strapped on the six gun and faced Michael Pate in a gunfight, armed with revolver loaded with silver bullets, it was one of the great camp moments in film history. The bullets of course were on loan from the Lone Ranger. For that reason, this film gets as high a rating as six stars and should not be missed whenever it's broadcast.
azcowboysingr Typical of the low-budget B movies made during the 1950's, Curse of the Undead broke the mold by combining moviegoer's love of Westerns with the "new" Horror movie fans that thrived on such fare. Eric Fleming (Trailboss Gil Favor of Rawhide TV series), deserved better but Michael Pate as the gunfighter/vampire character, took his part and ran away with it...stole the movie from the other actors without even trying! This film had several memorable scenes, the one where he chases the preacher into the church is spooky, as is the one where he is seen on his black horse, rearing it up before killing the town Dr. Part of the reason (I think) why this movie rises above its level is the spooky and very dark, moody musical score. All in all, this is a good one to watch when you're tired of all the unnecessary gore that seem to be a staple of modern vampire films. The only thing I didn't like is that the vampire had no fangs, just normal teeth...oh well, I guess you can't have everything.
vtcavuoto I have to say that this film did a good job merging two popular movie genres: Western and Horror. A stranger named Drake Robey arrives and the murders start. Innocent victims are drained of blood. Thinking her father was murdered by a cattle rustler, a women enlists Robey to kill him. He does toward the end of the film. Later in the movie, it is revealed that Drake Robey is really Don Drago Robles. He killed his brother and then committed suicide. It was this act that turned him into a Vampire. He is destroyed in a rather unique way. Excellent acting by everyone. The only thing wrong with this film is that there isn't enough action. Otherwise, this would be better.
features1 I was just a kid when I saw this so, my memory could be shading my judgment. However, after viewing some of the "Highlander" TV series, this western is along the lines of a tale told in flashback about an immortal who lived through the time of the old west. In the case of this film, the immortal happens to be a vampire. What a great gig for a vampire--be THE best gunslinger in the west. Even if you are a slow draw, you can never lose.I also was impressed with the use of a preacher as the protagonist. I remember a very positive portrayal. I haven't too much a memory about the acting, though. A good gage would be to conjure up memories of the lead actor when he played Gil Favor the trail boss on TV's "Rawhide."