The Return of the Vampire

The Return of the Vampire
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lew Landers
Written by	Randall Faye Griffin Jay
Produced by	Sam White
Starring	Bela Lugosi Frieda Inescort Nina Foch Miles Mander Roland Varno Matt Willis
Cinematography	L. William O'Connell
Edited by	Paul Borofsky
Music by	Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	November 11, 1943 (1943-11-11)
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Return of the Vampire is a 1943 American horror film directed by Lew Landers and starring Bela Lugosi, Frieda Inescort, Nina Foch, Miles Mander, Roland Varno, and Matt Willis. Its plot follows a vampire named Armand Tesla, who has two encounters with Englishwoman Lady Jane Ainsley, the first taking place during World War I, and the second during World War II.

The Return of the Vampire is not an official sequel to the 1931 Universal Pictures film Dracula (which starred Lugosi as the eponymous vampire), but the film has been interpreted by cultural historian David J. Skal as an unofficial follow-up, with Lugosi's character renamed only because the film was not produced by Universal.