Curse of the Undead (1959)
Genre: Horror / Western
Duration: 79 minuten
Alternative titles: Mark of the West / De Onoverwinnelijke Doder
Country:
United States
Directed by: Edward Dein
Stars: Eric Fleming, Michael Pate and Kathleen Crowley
IMDb score:
6,0 (1.776)
Releasedate: 1 May 1959
Curse of the Undead plot
"His body is an empty shell that hides a lustful fiend!"
In a village, young women die one by one from extreme blood loss. Black-clad, mysterious gunslinger Drake Robey has an aversion to sunlight and has just arrived in the village. Pastor Dan feels compelled to save the village and his girlfriend Dolores Carter...
Actors and actresses
Preacher Dan
Drake Robey
Dolores Carter
Dr. Carter
Buffer
Sheriff
Tim Carter
Dora
Bartender
Henchman
Reviews & comments
Brix
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- 19695 messages
- 5132 votes
Still even better than I had expected in advance.
I had only seen The Leech Woman, an atmospheric B-horror film from 1960, by director Edward Dein.
Dein once again managed to capture the right atmosphere in Curse of the Undead.
The evening shots in particular are beautifully captured.
Add to that the typical music, which I am crazy about, and the battle is half won.
The cast also didn't fail to impress, and with Eric Fleming and Michael Pathe they had perfect leading actors.
My absence from Fleming came back to life watching this.
What a loss of a charismatic actor, with a beautiful voice, who left us far too soon. 
Pathe imitates, more or less successfully, the typical John Wayne walk, funny to watch.
(Wayne himself didn't do that naturally either)
He looks impressive in his black and silver outfit.
His black horse, with silver-plated harness, matches it perfectly.
The vampire premise fits in quite well with the western setting, and the ending of the film is very nicely thought out.
Unfortunately I don't have the Blu-ray that Mac Hammer Fan mentioned earlier, but the Italian DVD release doesn't leave much to be desired.
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klara
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- 814 messages
- 20367 votes
Vampirism in a western, now that's something different.
The vampire in question (played very well and charismatically by Michael Pathe) works on
particularly cunning way to his goal. Also with excellent roles from Edward Binns as the
sheriff, Eric Fleming as the priest and the blonde beauty Kathleen Crowley where Pathe
has anticipated. The vampire, by the way, is almost betrayed halfway through by a vignette
with a cross on the priest's chest, when I had to smile because
even with a black bow that doesn't quite form a cross or Pathe might have been caught out right away
cases. Not intentional of course, but a coincidental detail. Occasionally there is also
played with beautiful shadows, and the film looks neat anyway. The ending is
indeed nice, the extra that convinced me to give it a 3.5 rating
to come.
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Fisico
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- 10039 messages
- 5398 votes
Still a special film genre where horror and western are combined. More western than horror here and the horror is not really scary. We do have a vampire cowboy here.
Now, apart from the vampire, quite an entertaining western. I saw a restored version and that looked quite good. A limited but solid plot about a feud over a piece of land and the hassle about it. Acting was decent by the way.
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