The Return of the Vampire

1943 film directed by Lew Landers
Movie film Q5844746
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Summary

The Return of the Vampire is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (813 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Lew Landers[3]
  • Screenwriter: Randall Faye[4]
  • Composer: Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco[5]
  • Genre: horror film[6], monster film[7], vampire film[8]
  • Cast member: Bela Lugosi[9], Frieda Inescort[10], Nina Foch[11], Miles Mander[12], Roland Varno[13]
  • Producer: Sam White[14]
  • Production company: Columbia Pictures[15]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[16]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[17]
  • Review score: 5.8/10[18], 86%[19]
  • Color: black-and-white[20]
  • Country of origin: United States[21]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1944[22]
  • Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[23]
  • Narrative location: London[24]
  • Title: The Return of the Vampire[25]
  • Different from: The Return of the Vampire[26]
  • Duration: 69 minutes[27]
  • Production designer: Lionel Banks[28]
  • BBFC rating: H certificate[29], X certificate[30]
  • Original film format: 35 mm film[31]
  • P14449: 5551[32]
  • P14724: 8276471[33]

Why It Matters

The Return of the Vampire has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Kwayst · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 8276471
    Sitelink count → 9
    Wikipedia languages → ['cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'ja']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14724: 8276471, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/301774012|The Return of the Vampire (#301774012)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8232|Garan"
  2. 18d ago · Jamie7687 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Unconsenting media id → 16398
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Unconsenting media id: 16398, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/282854177|The Return of the Vampire (#282854177)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5134|Uncon"
  3. 7w ago · ~2026-45282-85 · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eidr content id → 10.5240/B48C-6D3A-FBA1-7C27-DE3C-W
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Eidr content id: 10.5240/964F-E776-CCAB-644E-6E95-U"
  4. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 173143
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 173143, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269269|batch #269269]]"
  5. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Production designer → Lionel Banks
    P14449 → 5551
    Producer → Sam White
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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