Filming of The Return of Dracula took place in October 1957. Release The Return of Dracula premiered theatrically in Los Angeles on May 21, 1958 as a double feature with The Flame Barrier. To promote the film, United Artists advertised that 12 insurance companies had refused to assume any liability risk for those admitted to see the feature. When shown on U.S. television, it was retitled Curse of Dracula. In the UK, it was released theatrically as The Fantastic Disappearing Man. Later in 1958, the Hammer film Horror of Dracula appeared in theaters in both the UK and the U.S. and The Return of Dracula was eclipsed as a result, due to Christopher Lee's new stardom as the Count. Critical response Geoffrey M. Warren of the Los Angeles Times dismissed the film, writing that it "could have been put off indefinitely and no one would have ever known." Home video The Return of Dracula was released on DVD by MGM in 2007 as a Midnite Movies Double Feature with Landres' previous film, The Vampire (1957). It was re-released on DVD as an exclusive release from BestBuy. Legacy On October 27, 1971, Lederer reprised his role of Count Dracula on an episode of Night Gallery titled "The Devil Is Not Mocked". In this story, Dracula tells his grandson how he fought the Nazis during World War II. See also List of American films of 1958 References External links 1958 films 1958 horror films American black-and-white films American supernatural horror films American vampire films Dracula films American films about Halloween Films scored by Gerald Fried Films directed by Paul Landres Films set in California United Artists films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films