Doctor Dracula is a 1978 horror film directed by Al Adamson, featuring John Carradine. According to Vinegar Syndrome website, who released a DVD version in 2018, the film is a "schizoid reworking" of Paul Aratow's Lucifers's Women.^[1]

Plot

John Wainwright is a best-selling author and magician who claims he is the reincarnation of Svengali. He uses his skills as a hypnotist to take control of women. He starts to practice black magic.

Cast

• John Carradine as Hadley Radcliff
• Don Barry as Elliot
• Larry Hankin as Wainwright
• Geoffrey Land as Gregorio
• Susan McIver as Stephanie
• Regina Carrol as Valerie
• Jane Brunel-Cohen as Trilby

Production

The film uses footage from Lucifers's Women in addition to newly scenes shot by Adamson, with production by Sam Sherman: as a result, Doctor Dracula (90' long while Lucifer's Women had almost the same duration, with 91'^[2]) comprises less sexual explicit content than Aratow's film but offers more aspects of a standard horror film.^[3]

Reception

The film is generally reviewed in comparison with the film it derives from and one of these reviews states: "Both Lucifer’s Women and Doctor Dracula have their advantages, but neither one is able to live up to their intriguing titles."^[4]