Hammer ended up making two Dracula films in 1970 because Lee wasn't supposed to be in this one, Ralph Bates doing all the dastardly deeds as a disciple. However Warner Bros wouldn't countenance it without Lee so he replaces Bates halfway through and has to behave untypically to fit the script. It's alright but no better than that. Geoffrey Keen and Peter Sallis also appear.
Linda Hayden ( as Alice Hargood )
Sex : Nice cleavage
Death : Survives
This is one of Linda's better roles.
Isla Blair ( as Lucy Paxton )
Sex : Some cleavage
Death : From blood loss initially then destroyed by Dracula for being too clingy
This was a rather more substantial part for Isla whose career was on the rise.
Madeline Smith ( as Dolly )
Sex : Dolly is a prostitute
Death : Survives
Madeline would be my pick of all the Hammer girls. This was her first picture for the company. Madeline began acting in the late sixties and was a popular glamour girl throughout the seventies ; I first caught sight of her on Blankety Blank. She originally retired in the mid-eighties after her stint on popular science show Eureka but made a surprise comeback in Doctors a few years ago.
June Palmer ( as Bordello Girl )
Sex : She is a prostitute
Death : Survives
June was a popular glamour model but only a bit part actress. She died in 2004 aged 63.
Lai Ling ( as Chinese girl )
Sex : She is a prostitute
Death : Survives
This was one of only three film appearances for Lai.
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