Greenes Please don't spend money on this.

SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Rainey Dawn This film is a pretty good "why not?" idea. Why wouldn't a vampire or Dracula that's been around for, supposedly, centuries travel to the American Frontier or, as we tend to call it today, the Wild West? Really, if Dracula has been around for centuries then it would be possible. Heck, why not? Why didn't they call Carradine Dracula in the film? Well there were many vampires in myth history that and not just Dracula - all the settlers knew was vampires were suppose to exist and may have never herd of Dracula during the American Frontier. Buy them not calling him Dracula in the film it made the film a bit more realistic in my opinion. And the tile of the film says Dracula for drawing power - makes sense to me.If you liked this film then check out the companion film Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966) also starring John Carradine. Makes for a fun double feature.7/10

ironhorse_iv There's been plenty of Cowboy Crossovers, but this is one of the oddest titles I ever witness. Hints why I check it out. Billy the Kid Vs Dracula is one of those B-List movies that sounds silly, but could had work if written better, had a bigger production, or had a good director under it. This 73 minutes western movie was far from that with its low budget rubber bats on wires, no fangs, and others. Directed by William Beaudine. It was released theatrically as part of a double bill, along with 1966's Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter. The film revolves around the eponymous ex-outlaw Billy the Kid (Chuck Courtney) trying to save his girlfriend, Elizabeth Bentley (Melinda Plowman) from Dracula AKA James Underhill (John Carradine) whom impersonating as her uncle. First off, Chuck Courtney as William 'Billy the Kid' Bonney is just odd casting as he has the personality of a toothpick, and woody delivery. None of the traits of real life personality of Billy the Kid are in this movie like his violent nature or rough and tough edge. In fact, the movie tries really hard make Billy the Kid seem like Good ol' boy who follows the rules, than a murdering psychopath, he was in real life. He's so bland, if you take his name out of the film, he can pass as a good role models type Roy Rogers cowboy. His age doesn't help as well, as he looks more like Billy the 40 year old virgin. John Carradine as James Underhill is just as bad in his role, but it's the worst, I ever saw from him. The title says he is Dracula, but it's never mention in the film. He doesn't delivery of dialogue completely lacks any genuine continental bearing or aristocratic flair. There isn't any European accent, so I really doubt, he was really supposed to be Dracula. He look more a dirty old man, than a vampire. At less, he is the main star of this movie, than doing a stupid cameo. He somewhat play the role of Dracula, kinda sinister, but he doesn't seem too much of a threat. The actor is so old & frail, that body doubles had to be used in walking scenes. Isn't vampires supposed to suck blood to be youthful? He looks like he's doing a bad job at that. Lots of inconsistencies in this film as he see Dracula move in bright daylight, while also getting hurt by daylight in other scenes. Then he can staked with non-wooden spears. It's like the filmmakers didn't know anything about vampires. I hate when he does that silly constipated mugging face under red light. I know, it's used, so that he's supposedly using mind control on people, but it's such a repeatable shot that it become a bit funny to watch. It's remind me of the Dramatic Hamster on Youtube. It's gets worst when you find out that his main nemesis isn't actually Billy the Kid, but a bad German accent old woman, Eva Oster (Virginia Christine) who knows Dracula's real identify. Virginia Christine is known for being the Folger's coffee woman. Melinda Plowman is pretty as the girlfriend of Bill the Kid, but she comes across as whiny and annoying. I just wish, she didn't had any lines. The production was hit and miss. It's nice to see the old Corriganville Movie Ranch sets again, but the movie has a lot of bad editing, as scenes seem too jump around. The opening credits look like something out of 1960's Batman TV series with its cartoony effects. Then there is the badly done day for night lighting that makes it hard to see. Then there is the reel intermission break that is a bit odd to see on a modern DVD copy. The action is barely there. Billy only has one gun fight and two fist fights before the inevitable final showdown between the title protagonists. The final fight is anti-climax. I like how Bullets don't affect the Vampire yet when Billy the Kid hurls his empty six-shooter at old Dracula's head. He actually knocks him out. It's such a disappointment. Don't ask about what the bat seem exiting from the cave means, as it's never explain in the film. Who knows maybe it was an attempt to set things up for a sequel that never materialized. The Story, though it may drag at times, is quite alright, but it's nothing special. If you are a western fan, you will notice that it borrows or rip off clichés ideas from famous westerns like 1939's Stagecoach. Sadly, it's not violent enough to be good in the genre of Horror or Westerns. It's a disgrace to both history and literature, but this is a Hollywood film at the time, after all, so don't expect much accuracy in either Bram Stoker's novel or Wild West history. Overall: I'd only recommend it to those with a love for 'so bad, it's good' films.

azcowboysingr While the title is laughable, the production values were okay, as was the cinematography. The acting was...well...less than wonderful, but not bad enough to ruin the fun. Poor John Carradine..."Lo how the mighty have fallen" is about all one can say regarding his appearance in this film, but even old actors have to eat & pay bills, so we forgive him. There were quite a few old favorites working in this one. Roy Barcroft (everyone's favorite "bad guy" in almost all of the Rocky Lane movies), Bing Russell (yes, Kurt's daddy), Harry Carey Jr. with only a few lines early in the film, his mom, Olive Carey,(remember her from "The Searchers"?) as the town Dr., and a few others whose names won't ring any bells but whose faces are instantly recognizable to anyone who has ever seen a Western or a Cop movie/TV show. It was also fun to see the old Corriganville Movie Ranch sets again...a lot of fond memories for us old Western actors there! Chuck Courtney (the star),was quite a horseman. Watching him ride & handle his mounts was almost enough to make you forget that crummy rubber bat. He did a credible job of acting, & his fast draw skills were very good. I did some stunt work with him many years ago, & he was well respected in the industry as both a daring stuntman & a competent stunt coordinator. When you did a fight scene with him, it always looked real & no one got hurt. All in all, this movie is not a "great" horror classic, but it is fun to watch as light entertainment. A real "popcorn & beer" film for late night viewing.

keesha45 John Carradine said this was the worst movie he ever made. It may have also been his worst performance as Dracula, a role he had assumed more than than any other character he portrayed in his illustrious career (at least six times in films and twice on TV, according to his IMDb filmography.) That being said,it's still not half bad as a B western-horror movie. It may be odd to see a vampire in the old West, but maybe he was looking for Frankenstein's daughter to help her take on Jesse James, the movie which veteran director William Beaudine released just before this one (JESSE JAMES MEETS FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER.) Ironically, this was the last film Beaudine made in a career that lasted from the silent films he made four decades before with Mary Pickford, to a series of Bowery Boys flicks, then on to a string of memorable TV shows like SPIN AND MARTY, RIN TIN TIN and LASSIE. Although Beaudine's cinematic career might have ended here,he kept working, shooting more LASSIE episodes, a DISNEYLAND episode called "Ten who Dared" about Major Powell's epic boat journey through the Grand Canyon and a couple of GREEN HORNET episodes, which were packaged with other programs into two Green Hornet films, a much better ending to his career than his silly film about two legendary killers. The film is just getting started when the story takes an ironic turn. The vampire has boarded a stagecoach at night where he meets a whiskey drummer, just as Carradine's gambler character had done in the classic STAGECOACH film he made with John Wayne. After he kills an Indian girl at a rest stop, her tribe takes off after the stage, in the director's homage to his colleague John Ford's masterpiece. There's not a lot more to recommend for this film. Billy only has one gun fight and two fist fights before the inevitable final showdown between the title protagonists. Dracula faces little resistance except from the immigrant mother of his second victim, who has a hard time convincing anyone a killer is going around biting helpless women and sheep to death. Some memorable TV character actors are seen here, such as Kurt Russell's dad Bing, who played Sheriff Coffee's deputy on BONANZA,Roy Barcroft from SPIN AND MARTY and the aforementioned Folgers Coffee lady.When all is said and done, the film does a fair job of telling what might happen if these two legendary figures from history and literature had met. Sure, the vampire may appear in daylight and the means chosen for dispatching him is something other than a wooden stake, and Billy the Kid would be the last cowboy to give up gunslinging glory to become a sheep puncher for anyone, but this is a Hollywood film after all, so don't expect much accuracy in either historical or literary rendering. Beaudine was never in a class with other great directors of his time, but there were few that lasted in Hollywood for over half a century as he did. Producers liked his way of shooting within a budget and audiences liked the stories he told on film, so his films usually made money and his movies and TV shows were seldom boring to watch. This flick may not have been his or Carradine's best works, but it's a good opportunity to see the efforts of such screen legends as these two at work together, along with some familiar faces from the small screen. Dale Roloff