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John Carradine hams it up in the first vampire western movie
In case you forgot that once upon a time there were movies made specifically for the drive-in crowd, we have "Billy the Kid versus Dracula" to remind us. Written by Carl K. Hittleman and directed by William Beaudine, this film actually managed to get John Carradine to play Dracula, 22 years after he first played the Count in "House of Frankenstein." Of course, this is a Count Dracula who gets to wander around in the sunlight, so it is not like this 1966 film is firmly set within the established vampire mythos (But the idea of having four puncture wounds instead of two does make sense if you think about it, and this film really gives you time to entertain random thoughts).

The big joke is that this horror-comedy-western is actually a love triangle story. You see, Dracula is wooing the lovely Betty Bentley (Melinda Plowman), heiress to a nice ranch, the Bar-B, because for some reason being married would be a good thing. However, it just so happens that her boyfriend is Billy the Kid (Chuck Courtney). Not only that, the notorious outlaw has now gone straight, making this not only a love triangle but an epic battle between good and evil. Okay, it is not anything close to that, but the title of this film promises a bad movie and it delivers in abundance (alltogether now: have you ever seen a bun dance?). Not in the league of "Plan 9 From Outer Space," but still an appropriate bill of fare for an evening of pizzas with triple cheese toppings.

This ia a bad movie where the point is to revel (or wallow if you prefer) in its badness. Carradine plays Dracula, who is never mentioned by name in the film, with his top hat and his eyes bugging out, which clearly suggests he is in on the joke. More importantly, this film is twice as good as its, uh, companion film by Hittleman and Beaudine, "Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter." You also have to give "Billy the Kid versus Dracula" credit because there sure have been a lot of vampire westerns made in the last few years. Final Note: Red, the former foreman and Betty's previous fiancée, is played by Bing Russell,father of Kurt Russell.

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dracula walks in daylight
This isn't a fun cheesy movie, it's boring. This is only a movie for a cure for insomnia. A real four a.m. in the morning movie. Watch at own risk.

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Not everybody likes cheese, though...
Aw, I like cheese a little bit and cheesy movies even more, but this one's not really all that much fun and certainly not a five star film. It is certainly recommended for all you budding bad movie buffs (I would think most of the old BMB's have already seen and/or own this)and I do recommend that all of you out there should watch it at least once...but when the novelty value of John Carradine playing "Dracula", terrorizing Folger's Mrs. Olsen in what looks like a vintage 60's TV cheap western wears off, you'll have to stifle many yawns before the credits roll. As the saying goes, "Caveat Emptor"!