156 The Return of Dracula ( 1958 )

This  film  is  rather  cheekily  titled  since  we've  not  seen  this  particular  Dracula  before. The  film  has  nothing  to  do  with  either  Universal  or  Hammer  but  can  claim  to  be  the  first  film  to  put  the  count  in  a  contemporary  setting, hence  perhaps  star  Francis  Lederer's  Tony  Curtis  quiff.

With  vampire-hunters  closing  in  on  him  in  Europe, Dracula  hops  aboard  a  train, murders  an  artist  travelling  to  American  relatives  who  haven't  seen  him  for  a  while  and  assumes  his  identity. Despite  his  rather  strange  behaviour  the  family   accept  him  as  their  own  leaving  him  free  to  start  menacing  the  yonng  ladies  particularly  "cousin"  Rachel.    

This  is  a  passable  movie  but  suffers  from  Lederer's  lack  of  screen  presence  and  a  rather  slow  pace.

Norma  Eberhardt  ( as  Rachel  Mayberry )

Sex : Some  canoodling  with  boyfriend  Tim

Death : Survives

Despite  having  odd  coloured  eyes,  Norma  was  a  successful  model  before  her  brief  film  and  TV  career. She  married  French  actor  Charles  Dauphin  in  1955  and  retired  five  years  later. She  died  after  a  stroke  in  2011  aged  82.

Virginia  Vincent  ( as  Jennie  Blake )

Sex : No

Death : Dies  from  blood  loss  after  Dracula's  attack. Staked  as  a  vampire

Although  she  had  turned  30  before  she  made  her  first  film  Virginia  had  a  long  career  as  a  character  actress  down  to  1988  when  she  appeared  in  Knots  Landing. She  died  in  2013  aged  95.