Lust of the Vampire (1957) Movie Script
1
Hey Louis!
Yo!
There's something in the water!
Come here, quick!
What is it?
It's a body!
A girl.
She looks pretty dead.
Hurry up and help me, will ya.
It's exactly like the others,
not even a drop of blood.
It's odd that there are no marks
on her, at least that we can find.
Well, the only thing I'm sure about is that
she didn't drown, and that's all I can say.
Mm-hmm.
This report I'll
write up myself.
How's your vampire?
Please, Phil, would your
mind, don't play around.
What's wrong with you?
The way you're behaving is going to
pass out right here in the printing press.
Are you crazy?
Look, no one scoop
me yet, no one will scoop
me now, because I'm
going to see, nobody does.
May I say something?
You're thinking so much about
vampires is driving you nuts.
Let's go somewhere.
I'm sure the boss would mind.
This afternoon you had no food.
You grabbed a
sandwich or something.
For heaven's sake,
just relax a little.
You hear me, Pierre?
Pierre.
I'm going to get him.
A maniac.
What else does LaSalle
say about it, Nora?
He says the girl had
no bruises on her.
The police have found no reason
for these outrageous attacks.
We feel that all the
evidence points to a vampire.
Well...
And until this monster can be
apprehended, many women will be in danger.
I'm afraid to even
walk on the street.
Oh, well, I'm going home.
I'll see you, Nora.
Got a supper date?
Not tonight.
Let's have a bite together.
Okay.
Good night.
Good night, Nora.
Everybody out up there?
No, Nora's waiting for a
boyfriend to pick her up.
Hey, Nora!
What is it?
Turn out the lights in the
dressing room when you leave.
I'll be back to lock up.
All right.
Why can't her boyfriend
be on time for a change?
Come on, Michelle.
I'll treat you to a sandwich.
Oh, that'll be swell.
Is this the girl's costume?
Yeah, that's Nora's.
You didn't see Nora leave?
No.
Weren't you here?
Well, no, I'd been
eating with Michelle.
And when I got back,
nobody was here.
Oh, good morning.
I thought you
might need me here.
And who invited you in?
Well, I thought that you could
use a little talent and assistance.
I have no use for
visiting firemen.
For good reason.
Better get it straight,
boy, you annoy me.
And if you take a potter,
maybe I could finish here.
Really?
After all of that, I guess
I'll just forget what I found.
Our paper, I brought it
here to present to you.
You'll probably
say it goes too far.
The vampire breaks into
theater and abducts ballerina.
I'm surprised LaSalle.
Vampires are out of vogue now.
Oh, I got proof even
you'll understand.
Here we are.
This is your vampire.
Wait, something's
happened to Nora.
That shoe belongs to her.
I know I had it
fixed for a week ago.
And where'd you find it?
Backstage, lying around.
Go ahead, bring it in.
The police can use that.
What's that?
Oh, stop worrying.
I'm leaving now.
I'll let you use that while
I dig something else up.
Inspector!
And thus far, we're
floundering in confusion.
Only thing definite is
the blood of the girls
had been drained for
some possible scheme.
From your studies, could you tell
anything about the blood group?
Well, my analysis indicates all the
victims belong to the rarest blood group.
Oh, but it'll take more
than that to crack this case.
I don't care what it takes.
I'll make the
murderer pay for it.
I only pray you will.
I'm going to get him.
Oh, I admit I'm
slightly stymied.
In any case, good luck.
Thank you, doctor.
Not one thing which is normal.
The girl in each case
had no mark on her body.
What are you muttering about?
Nothing, Phil.
I'm merely trying to
piece together some facts.
I'd like to lay a
trap for the vampire.
Oh, forget about
vampires for a while, huh?
This girl is really
stupendous, isn't she?
I know her.
She's the granddaughter
of the Duchess du Grand.
I didn't know that.
Well, it's obvious you
don't like her, old boy.
Tell me, are you planning
on becoming a celibate?
I don't know what's happened
to you since the vampire.
Ah, shut your face, Phil.
I'm doing you a favor.
Something else you uncovered?
Hmm, come here.
You see this photo of Nora?
Yeah, I saw it before.
But did you happen to notice
the guy walking behind her?
A passerby.
With his face covered, Phil?
To me, it's just someone
passing by, Pierre.
Yeah, probably what you say is
right, but there might be a connection.
Oh, Pierre, by the way, the
girl they found in the river.
She studied typing
privately at Benet's.
Who said so?
Her mother.
There's something
to see her, remember.
Where are you going?
Le Nays.
It's no trouble.
Why not come?
- Now?
- Yeah.
I'm going to speak to them.
May I speak to you, miss?
Pardon me, Pierre LaSalle.
- But you're the journalist there.
- Yes, it's true.
A very important feature I'd like to
write concerns the death of Myra.
Dumier?
Yeah.
The girl they
found in the Seine.
Did her behavior in any
way strike you as odd?
Her behavior was
quite normal to us.
Well, there's something that maybe we
should have told the police, but who knew?
Tell me what it is.
Lorette will tell you.
We were looking at the
clothes along Beaumache Street.
Well, the man
kept watching Myra.
And did you call the police?
Oh, no, we didn't.
It would have seemed absurd.
Nothing really happened to us.
You mind describing him?
Kind of tall.
About like you.
Coat and no hat, almost
what you're wearing.
It could be me or
maybe this one.
I've got a good memory.
Oh, but it's awfully blurred.
Yes, it's hard to see.
I'm going to find him.
Then maybe you'll know.
Sure.
I know I can identify him.
He had such strange eyes.
I'll be getting in
touch with you.
Pierre.
Pierre.
Over here.
Hello, Giselle.
You're looking more beautiful than ever.
I wish you meant that flattery.
Funny, there's always something
you're forever involved with, Pierre.
You're a monster to not
answer my phone call.
Well, I meant to call you, but
phoning's a problem these days.
I could see that your
impulses are atrophied as yet.
That young blonde is
definitely pretty, isn't she?
What you're inferring, then, is that
I'm down here for some social life.
Oh, it really doesn't
have me bothered, Pierre,
because I've had you
assigned my annual ball.
You get possessor
with someone you love.
I see.
I'll go.
See you there.
That's just fine.
Who is that?
You forget about the
picture that you saw?
The duchess' granddaughter.
Boy you're something.
A woman as gorgeous as that makes
eyes at you and you gotta act like that.
Are you out of your mind?
Oh, we had our romance
and we had to break it up.
Personal complications.
Boy, that's a break.
When I looked at her, I
bust out in perspiration.
Hey, you know what, Pierre?
I'm gonna bribe you.
You introduce me to her and I'll kill
myself to track down this vampire of yours.
Please, the injections.
You'll get it.
Later.
First, I want to make sure you understand
exactly what you're supposed to do.
Watch this girl every day.
The address five Rousanay Tien.
Look at her.
Study her.
Burner features in your brain.
Remember five Rousanay Tien.
You know what you have to do.
Give me a fix, please.
It's torture.
Please.
Hurry up.
Hurry.
You don't know what it's like.
I can't stand it.
All right.
All right.
Please.
This should hold you for a while.
Aah.
That's enough.
Excuse me. I'm looking for Mr. Blier.
No.
And when he saw me following him,
he tried everything to get away from me.
The man was
absolutely panic-stricken.
No better proof of
that than in this picture.
Hmm.
And this is the building.
You sure?
Yes, I'm sure it's this one.
Right here.
First floor in front.
Well, let's see.
He was here a few minutes ago.
There was nobody here.
You're nothing about
a sensation monger.
As a newspaper,
man, you're a disgrace.
Here, take your phony
photographs back, put them away.
Or else you make
me put you away.
And will you listen to reason?
and I merely put the
police force into action.
Ah, let's go.
I'm afraid, sir, you must make an
appointment to see the professor.
What are you doing here?
Give me this.
Some of them become a mime.
Red corpuscle is still negative.
All right, take it away.
It can't be used.
- Professor, Joseph is here.
- What?
But he says he won't go away.
I think you better
deal with him.
All right.
I hear you want to speak to me.
Somebody's wise. I want my
fee. I have to get out of town.
I'm going to get it too.
Otherwise, I talk.
You must try to relax.
The needle, we take care of it.
You'll pay, or
else it's curtains.
A man like you should hang from
the gallows a thousand times over.
for what you've done.
Control yourself.
Stop, shout.
I'll tell everything
to the police.
Do you understand?
I'll tell everything.
Why did you do that?
I had to stop him
some way, Professor.
So, he managed
to trace you here.
But the police might have
followed him, and if they
did, they'll be here at
any moment to arrest you.
- I don't know how he...
- Never mind that, now.
Your arrest would mean
a very sad end for the
famous Professor Du Grand
and the ruin of it's all.
There is only one way left to
continue your work without interference.
And you know what that is.
Yes, Marguerite.
I don't see Giselle
anywhere, do you?
For good reason.
Somebody's burial isn't
very fascinating if it happened.
I still say there's
something strange going on.
She never really
loved her poor uncle.
You say the Duchess is
supposed to be around a
hundred, and that's why
in public she wears a veil.
She always wears a veil.
Everyone says she's an
impossible person to live with.
For good reason,
she's impossible, period.
You see, when her beauty wore
out, she couldn't resign herself to it.
Her father was probably
the reason she felt that way.
Uh-huh.
No, she pestered him.
He couldn't wait
to get rid of her.
For mother, it was hell.
She's so old now.
I imagine she must
have been old then.
But she was still beautiful,
the vicious woman of prey.
All right... the current.
Uh, and what are we doing now?
You'll see.
It's an experiment.
Processing his blood in order to
prolong the life...
of the living cells.
With these, then, we'll
make perfect blood.
Not human organisms,
but artificial corpuscles.
Yes, cells reproducing,
surviving independently of man.
I'm so close now to
discovering the very secret of life.
The key to more and more power.
Then...
they'll all bow to me.
Who is it?
It is I, Marguerita.
I must have everything prepared
and ready for this evening.
But that's impossible.
I don't care, don't you see.
Zazel must be here tomorrow.
You're out of your mind. You
must at least wait until I'm finished.
No, it must be done tonight.
Very well.
Martin, the power.
I'll be back.
Aubert!
Tell them to get the
car ready immediately.
I want to go out.
Right away.
Good evening, Mademoiselle.
I would suggest our Poulet au Ras.
It is magnificent, made
of the finest chicken.
I had it for supper myself.
Mademoiselle, you're not listening.
Now?
A double scotch, please.
Scotch!? We're famous
in Paris for our food.
A double scotch, please.
Very well.
May I borrow a piece of paper?
Dearest, Philip, I'm sorry...
I ran away.
Please, forgive me.
I couldn't.
I just couldn't.
Scotch.
Mademoiselle. Why don't you call him?
Call him?
Yes, call him.
There's a telephone in the
powder room in the back.
Come on.
Thank you.
Academy 6.
1-3-2-3, please.
Philip?
Oh, Philip!
Thank goodness you didn't leave.
Philip, I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to run
out on you like that.
It's just that you frightened
me so for a minute.
I love you too, darling.
But I wanted us
to be married first.
But I thought it over.
And if that's the way you
want it, it's all right with me.
Yes, I'm on my way
back to your apartment.
Oh... you... wait.
No... please... dont.
Excuse me.
I'm a poor blind man with
a favor I'd like to ask of you.
I'll try to oblige.
I have a letter to take to this
address today or I'll get in trouble.
Could you kindly take it for me?
Come on, Redd, you're awful.
Have a heart.
I'll be there in a second.
Yeah, I guess it's
pretty important.
It's so kind of you to take
this and again I say thank you.
Has Pierre asked you for a date?
He's busy on important matters.
Well, so long.
But you're along with us.
- I've got to really be going.
- To see Pierre?
Don't be idiotic. Goodbye.
So long, Lorette.
So long.
I'm looking for Mrs. J. Chabray.
First floor, my dear.
Yes? What do you want?
A blind man asked me, please, to
see that this was taken to Mrs. Chabray.
I brought it right away.
Wait over there.
My mistress is afraid
someone is going to break in.
One must humor her.
Right this way.
I shall go and inform
my mistress now.
It's baffling. I can't imagine
where Lorette can be.
I've looked everywhere for her, everywhere
I can think of, and nobody's seen her.
You go ahead and go home.
I'll let you know if
anything should develop.
But it's heartbreaking to
realize she's disappeared.
I know.
But we've got to do
something we just can't
stand around like this
waiting for it to happen.
The maniac's still around
here murdering women.
Is Lorette going to
be to be the next one?
Let the professionals
worry about it.
Now you go home.
I'll call you in the morning.
I remind you again, the
whole force is pulling for you.
We'd like you to feel we're doing
everything possible in order to find her.
Help! Somebody!
Help!
Help!
Beautiful ball, isn't it?
It's really the first such
ball since Margherita started it.
I must say it's been
close to 24 years.
If I'm correct she changed
about, let's see, about 1934.
I think it was closer to 1938.
No, precisely 1934.
I remember because that was
the year Margarita had that tragic
love affair and decided to
cut herself off from the world.
Yes, that was such a pity.
Before that she loved Parties and
Balls, just the way she's ever does today.
Don't you think the boss was
unfair to insist we'd come here?
Not a bit.
I'm fascinated
by society parties.
Well, what do you
think of this mausoleum?
I like it.
Your taste is horrible, Phil.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Why don't you bury
the hatchet with Giselle?
I'm going to make the
most of this party tonight.
I got it bad, Pierre, and it's
impossible to stop myself.
If you feel that way
about her, she's all yours.
But don't say I didn't warn you.
Go ahead and see
what you can get.
I think I'll go out
and get some air.
I enjoy that on so
much, Colonel Andre.
Hello, Pierre.
I see you've taken
refuge on the terrace.
It's no secret.
You must have seen to it that I
would be forced to come here.
Oh, please don't be
angry with me about that.
Giselle.
You're forever dominating men.
But with me, it's over.
And all I can say is,
I pity the next victim.
I like to see you this way. I
almost feel your father's present.
I don't follow you.
My father had already been dead when you...
But a portrait of him still hangs here.
And it's all my
grandmother looks at.
She feels better when she
looks at your father's portrait.
Not many loved him the way she did.
How many women would be
faithful to the end of one who died.
It wasn't an ordinary love
between a man and a woman.
It still lives on,
mentally and spiritually.
Don't you understand?
I hope that maybe someday
that could happen to us.
It just can't Giselle.
And I say it will.
Uh, her fever's come back.
She's worse, you know.
Poor grandmother, those
awful migraines she has.
Probably she got too excited.
We mustn't let it distract us.
It's no use screaming.
There's nobody here.
So be quiet.
No, you absolutely
must be quiet.
I've got to get out of here.
I've got to get out of here.
Maybe you'll be all right.
You can't go anywhere now.
Why are you afraid
of an old man? Huh?
You must put your faith in me!
Don't lose patience.
It won't be long.
All right?
Pardon, madame.
The Duke La Roche
is taking his leave.
Tell the Duke that I will
be inside in a minute.
- But, madame...
- Do as you're asked, Wilfred.
We've hardly spoken
about you, Pierre.
Suppose we find a nice cozy
place and take care of that.
That's impossible. I'm not
quite in the mood for that.
It's better this way.
Here is hoping you
find the right one for you.
Good night, Giselle.
You feel nothing.
No.
It's much better this way.
No! I'm frightened! No!
Oh, such if you are all right
now, just be a good little girl.
- Goodnight
- Goodnight my dear.
You, are you crazy?
What are you doing here?
I just want to see you
and admire you, that's all.
And now I must ask you to go.
The moment I laid eyes on you,
I knew I was desperately in love.
How beautiful you are.
And at last I've met you.
I warn you, leave this moment.
If you don't know, call somebody
who'll take care of your impudence.
I don't want to upset you.
How am I supposed to feel?
You refuse to even treat
me as a person down there.
I prefer an acceptable
approach, so help me.
Just get out.
You wouldn't believe
how much you mean to me.
How much I envision for us.
What moments of passion!
Your mine.
I'm going to make you mine.
I refuse to be subjected
to all your crude insults.
Wait a minute.
I know this. secret
that you've hidden from
everybody else a pretty
dangerous kind of disease.
And what is that?
Love for the LaSalle's. Your
grandmother for the father you for
the son only you could see it's completely
impossible for you and for him.
I despise you.
I'm telling you again to go!
You must listen to me.
Pierre hates you.
Forget Pierre.
Forget never! I'd prefer death if I can't
keep Pierre. If you don't go I'll make my
servants force you out. Do you
understand? You take your filthy hands off.
You're hurting.
Let go of me.
Get out immediately.
I'll kill you if I ever see you.
What are you looking at?
Don't stare that way.
I'm not in apparition.
Am I growing ugly?
Am I growing ugly?
Oh, get out of here!
I don't want you to
look at me, I'm horrible.
Do you know what my real name is?
It's the Duchess
Margherita du Grand, yes.
I murder girls to be young.
Murder anybody whose blood
I can use so I'm not dried out.
And all for love, love for
Pierre and his father both.
Don't go and leave me.
Tell me you love me quickly
because you're going to die.
You won't tell anybody about me!
Go see what happened up there.
You're hideous!
Quickly!
The moron. Take him away
and get rid of him at once.
- The operation all ready for tonight?
- No! I must refuse.
- You know you may be killed.
- I don't care.
So I die.
I'd rather die than
go on looking like this.
Ahh, well.
I can't refuse you anything.
Look the girl.
- She must be dead.
- What?
Ah.
Her heart is still beating.
Hello, you mind
calling Mr. Amadine?
Philip Amadine, room 12.
Sorry, but
Mr. Amadine is not in.
He didn't return
at all last night.
Thank you.
Hello.
Jordan, I'm feeling very ill.
What?
I don't think I can stand it.
I'm so weak.
That doesn't sound good.
Come up.
I'm coming.
I'll be there in a few seconds.
Wait.
Who are you?
Stop! Stop!
Come back here!
Come back here!
Who are you?
Quick, he's
heading for the back.
Please Kent.
Help... please!
Please help me.
This is the man
I took pictures of.
I found him outside the castle.
Who are you?
Can you recall your name?
You must remember.
My name...
Joseph Signoret.
du Grand, white young girls.
I... I do it.
Dope, I did.
Boys to help du Grand
Du Grand Are you mad?
You must be mad to
expect me to believe all that.
Why don't you let him finish?
You keep out LaSalle.
You're acting like a big shot.
I don't happen to be a person who
likes to have his leg pulled.
Do you...
Do you Do you understand
that I saw du Grand dead myself
You think about that.
He's alive!
Pretending he was dead.
Better to continue the work.
You must stop them, Inspector.
Quick, get a doctor.
The police.
Put out the lights there.
I said, put out the lights.
Joseph's disappeared
and I'm worried.
He couldn't still be alive.
Come with me.
Yes?
Police, we want to see
the Duchess du Grand.
But the Duchess is not here.
She left town.
Then get the granddaughter.
I want to question her.
Well, Inspector, I'd like to know
why you're disturbing me at this hour.
However, I shall assume it
must be something very important.
Even policemen must have
a certain amount of breeding.
I know that this may
cause inconvenience.
Yes.
Well, do you mind very
much if we look around?
We've heard some very
weird things about this place.
Oh, really?
And is he told you
these very weird things?
I see you've decided to pretend
you're angry to avoid answering us.
I cannot imagine how anyone
like Mr. Lucille could make
an officer behave in such
a vile fashion in my house.
I know there are many
who circulate vicious rumors.
Whatever they say
is stupid anyway.
I have very little
regard for anybody
who repeats all the petty nonsense which
he hears because he has had his advances
- rejected and flatly discouraged...
- why you!
Go on.
If you want to make this simple,
I advise more control.
There's some points that interest me.
And I've got a few questions
for you. I know you don't mind
You don't have to be afraid.
Don't be that way.
You're so pretty.
I don't know of any
Joseph Signoret.
And as Mr. Amadeen, you're
both so concerned about,
left the council last night
when everybody else did.
There's another point
that's bothering me.
I don't suppose there's
a girl here called Laurette?
Inspector, I never heard of
anybody by that name before tonight.
- Why, you...
- That's enough, LaSalle.
Thank you.
I hope you understand
my position in this case.
And I hope you'll permit us to
examine and to search the castle.
I see.
I find it very hard to believe you'd
ever stoop to something as low as this.
I think I prefer it if
you search the house.
I wouldn't disappoint
you, Mr. LaSalle.
So please do what you think
is right, Inspector Morayne.
Go ahead.
Thank you.
Not a sign of Lorette or Phil.
But where could they
be? I'm very worried.
I dunno. Come on, let's go.
The chapel should be right about here.
Ah.
Well, Inspector?
I don't know what to say to you.
It's all most regrettable.
But aren't you going to
search here anymore tonight?
I hardly think
there's any point to it.
What's that?
Who's there?
It's us, Inspector.
There's a passage from
the chapel through there.
Only takes a minute to get here.
I shall conquer hell.
That motto is rather
strange, but it's appropriate.
I can see you prefer to continue your
suspicions about me, wouldn't you?
The motto was my ancestors, and a
secret passage then was not uncommon.
You forget the du Grands were a
noble family, and I am one of them.
Thank you again
for reminding me.
Good night, Inspector.
Well.
But the man I found out
here admitted he kidnapped
girls for them, so why
don't you believe him?
Look, I don't want to hear
anymore, do you mind?
Inspector!
Inspector, look!
Please tell me what
you're all staring at.
This whole evening
has been offensive.
For every insult you've
hurled at me, I'll make you pay.
Do you hear?
Who you're staring at?
You look like something's
the matter that way!
Let's go. Faraday, guard all the exits.
Over there. You men search
the castle and see no one leaves.
They went out this way.
I hear them. They're coming.
I'll go this way. You men go that way.
Ahhh.
Don't move or I'll shoot!
He was in the ground.
But who was buried?
Funny?
Maybe they put another
body in the coffin.
Quickly, to the crypt!
All right men!
You know she still is very weak.
And she needs a good
long rest, though considering
all that's happened
tonight, it's really a miracle.
Pulse's a little weak
yet, but she's all right.
Is that you?
Pierre.
You're all right now.
Don't go.
I've got such confidence in you.
I'm so glad it's all over now.
I still remember it all.
So much to tell.
I know. Try to
forget. It's better.
You're too sick.
Please, Lorette.
Oh, in a couple
of days, I'll be fine.
Please, Pierre, I'm afraid.
Let's go away.
This place.
When you feel better,
I'll take you away then.
I'll help you forget the
past, when we're married.
I'll say goodbye. Inspector,
I'm really grateful. Thank you.
Oh, it's not me you
should thank, sir.
He's the one.
What can I say, Pierre?
I owe it all to him.
It's a lesson, too.
I don't know it all.
Hey, let's see.
What do you say to a filet?
Charcoal broiled and blood rare.
Come on.
Hey Louis!
Yo!
There's something in the water!
Come here, quick!
What is it?
It's a body!
A girl.
She looks pretty dead.
Hurry up and help me, will ya.
It's exactly like the others,
not even a drop of blood.
It's odd that there are no marks
on her, at least that we can find.
Well, the only thing I'm sure about is that
she didn't drown, and that's all I can say.
Mm-hmm.
This report I'll
write up myself.
How's your vampire?
Please, Phil, would your
mind, don't play around.
What's wrong with you?
The way you're behaving is going to
pass out right here in the printing press.
Are you crazy?
Look, no one scoop
me yet, no one will scoop
me now, because I'm
going to see, nobody does.
May I say something?
You're thinking so much about
vampires is driving you nuts.
Let's go somewhere.
I'm sure the boss would mind.
This afternoon you had no food.
You grabbed a
sandwich or something.
For heaven's sake,
just relax a little.
You hear me, Pierre?
Pierre.
I'm going to get him.
A maniac.
What else does LaSalle
say about it, Nora?
He says the girl had
no bruises on her.
The police have found no reason
for these outrageous attacks.
We feel that all the
evidence points to a vampire.
Well...
And until this monster can be
apprehended, many women will be in danger.
I'm afraid to even
walk on the street.
Oh, well, I'm going home.
I'll see you, Nora.
Got a supper date?
Not tonight.
Let's have a bite together.
Okay.
Good night.
Good night, Nora.
Everybody out up there?
No, Nora's waiting for a
boyfriend to pick her up.
Hey, Nora!
What is it?
Turn out the lights in the
dressing room when you leave.
I'll be back to lock up.
All right.
Why can't her boyfriend
be on time for a change?
Come on, Michelle.
I'll treat you to a sandwich.
Oh, that'll be swell.
Is this the girl's costume?
Yeah, that's Nora's.
You didn't see Nora leave?
No.
Weren't you here?
Well, no, I'd been
eating with Michelle.
And when I got back,
nobody was here.
Oh, good morning.
I thought you
might need me here.
And who invited you in?
Well, I thought that you could
use a little talent and assistance.
I have no use for
visiting firemen.
For good reason.
Better get it straight,
boy, you annoy me.
And if you take a potter,
maybe I could finish here.
Really?
After all of that, I guess
I'll just forget what I found.
Our paper, I brought it
here to present to you.
You'll probably
say it goes too far.
The vampire breaks into
theater and abducts ballerina.
I'm surprised LaSalle.
Vampires are out of vogue now.
Oh, I got proof even
you'll understand.
Here we are.
This is your vampire.
Wait, something's
happened to Nora.
That shoe belongs to her.
I know I had it
fixed for a week ago.
And where'd you find it?
Backstage, lying around.
Go ahead, bring it in.
The police can use that.
What's that?
Oh, stop worrying.
I'm leaving now.
I'll let you use that while
I dig something else up.
Inspector!
And thus far, we're
floundering in confusion.
Only thing definite is
the blood of the girls
had been drained for
some possible scheme.
From your studies, could you tell
anything about the blood group?
Well, my analysis indicates all the
victims belong to the rarest blood group.
Oh, but it'll take more
than that to crack this case.
I don't care what it takes.
I'll make the
murderer pay for it.
I only pray you will.
I'm going to get him.
Oh, I admit I'm
slightly stymied.
In any case, good luck.
Thank you, doctor.
Not one thing which is normal.
The girl in each case
had no mark on her body.
What are you muttering about?
Nothing, Phil.
I'm merely trying to
piece together some facts.
I'd like to lay a
trap for the vampire.
Oh, forget about
vampires for a while, huh?
This girl is really
stupendous, isn't she?
I know her.
She's the granddaughter
of the Duchess du Grand.
I didn't know that.
Well, it's obvious you
don't like her, old boy.
Tell me, are you planning
on becoming a celibate?
I don't know what's happened
to you since the vampire.
Ah, shut your face, Phil.
I'm doing you a favor.
Something else you uncovered?
Hmm, come here.
You see this photo of Nora?
Yeah, I saw it before.
But did you happen to notice
the guy walking behind her?
A passerby.
With his face covered, Phil?
To me, it's just someone
passing by, Pierre.
Yeah, probably what you say is
right, but there might be a connection.
Oh, Pierre, by the way, the
girl they found in the river.
She studied typing
privately at Benet's.
Who said so?
Her mother.
There's something
to see her, remember.
Where are you going?
Le Nays.
It's no trouble.
Why not come?
- Now?
- Yeah.
I'm going to speak to them.
May I speak to you, miss?
Pardon me, Pierre LaSalle.
- But you're the journalist there.
- Yes, it's true.
A very important feature I'd like to
write concerns the death of Myra.
Dumier?
Yeah.
The girl they
found in the Seine.
Did her behavior in any
way strike you as odd?
Her behavior was
quite normal to us.
Well, there's something that maybe we
should have told the police, but who knew?
Tell me what it is.
Lorette will tell you.
We were looking at the
clothes along Beaumache Street.
Well, the man
kept watching Myra.
And did you call the police?
Oh, no, we didn't.
It would have seemed absurd.
Nothing really happened to us.
You mind describing him?
Kind of tall.
About like you.
Coat and no hat, almost
what you're wearing.
It could be me or
maybe this one.
I've got a good memory.
Oh, but it's awfully blurred.
Yes, it's hard to see.
I'm going to find him.
Then maybe you'll know.
Sure.
I know I can identify him.
He had such strange eyes.
I'll be getting in
touch with you.
Pierre.
Pierre.
Over here.
Hello, Giselle.
You're looking more beautiful than ever.
I wish you meant that flattery.
Funny, there's always something
you're forever involved with, Pierre.
You're a monster to not
answer my phone call.
Well, I meant to call you, but
phoning's a problem these days.
I could see that your
impulses are atrophied as yet.
That young blonde is
definitely pretty, isn't she?
What you're inferring, then, is that
I'm down here for some social life.
Oh, it really doesn't
have me bothered, Pierre,
because I've had you
assigned my annual ball.
You get possessor
with someone you love.
I see.
I'll go.
See you there.
That's just fine.
Who is that?
You forget about the
picture that you saw?
The duchess' granddaughter.
Boy you're something.
A woman as gorgeous as that makes
eyes at you and you gotta act like that.
Are you out of your mind?
Oh, we had our romance
and we had to break it up.
Personal complications.
Boy, that's a break.
When I looked at her, I
bust out in perspiration.
Hey, you know what, Pierre?
I'm gonna bribe you.
You introduce me to her and I'll kill
myself to track down this vampire of yours.
Please, the injections.
You'll get it.
Later.
First, I want to make sure you understand
exactly what you're supposed to do.
Watch this girl every day.
The address five Rousanay Tien.
Look at her.
Study her.
Burner features in your brain.
Remember five Rousanay Tien.
You know what you have to do.
Give me a fix, please.
It's torture.
Please.
Hurry up.
Hurry.
You don't know what it's like.
I can't stand it.
All right.
All right.
Please.
This should hold you for a while.
Aah.
That's enough.
Excuse me. I'm looking for Mr. Blier.
No.
And when he saw me following him,
he tried everything to get away from me.
The man was
absolutely panic-stricken.
No better proof of
that than in this picture.
Hmm.
And this is the building.
You sure?
Yes, I'm sure it's this one.
Right here.
First floor in front.
Well, let's see.
He was here a few minutes ago.
There was nobody here.
You're nothing about
a sensation monger.
As a newspaper,
man, you're a disgrace.
Here, take your phony
photographs back, put them away.
Or else you make
me put you away.
And will you listen to reason?
and I merely put the
police force into action.
Ah, let's go.
I'm afraid, sir, you must make an
appointment to see the professor.
What are you doing here?
Give me this.
Some of them become a mime.
Red corpuscle is still negative.
All right, take it away.
It can't be used.
- Professor, Joseph is here.
- What?
But he says he won't go away.
I think you better
deal with him.
All right.
I hear you want to speak to me.
Somebody's wise. I want my
fee. I have to get out of town.
I'm going to get it too.
Otherwise, I talk.
You must try to relax.
The needle, we take care of it.
You'll pay, or
else it's curtains.
A man like you should hang from
the gallows a thousand times over.
for what you've done.
Control yourself.
Stop, shout.
I'll tell everything
to the police.
Do you understand?
I'll tell everything.
Why did you do that?
I had to stop him
some way, Professor.
So, he managed
to trace you here.
But the police might have
followed him, and if they
did, they'll be here at
any moment to arrest you.
- I don't know how he...
- Never mind that, now.
Your arrest would mean
a very sad end for the
famous Professor Du Grand
and the ruin of it's all.
There is only one way left to
continue your work without interference.
And you know what that is.
Yes, Marguerite.
I don't see Giselle
anywhere, do you?
For good reason.
Somebody's burial isn't
very fascinating if it happened.
I still say there's
something strange going on.
She never really
loved her poor uncle.
You say the Duchess is
supposed to be around a
hundred, and that's why
in public she wears a veil.
She always wears a veil.
Everyone says she's an
impossible person to live with.
For good reason,
she's impossible, period.
You see, when her beauty wore
out, she couldn't resign herself to it.
Her father was probably
the reason she felt that way.
Uh-huh.
No, she pestered him.
He couldn't wait
to get rid of her.
For mother, it was hell.
She's so old now.
I imagine she must
have been old then.
But she was still beautiful,
the vicious woman of prey.
All right... the current.
Uh, and what are we doing now?
You'll see.
It's an experiment.
Processing his blood in order to
prolong the life...
of the living cells.
With these, then, we'll
make perfect blood.
Not human organisms,
but artificial corpuscles.
Yes, cells reproducing,
surviving independently of man.
I'm so close now to
discovering the very secret of life.
The key to more and more power.
Then...
they'll all bow to me.
Who is it?
It is I, Marguerita.
I must have everything prepared
and ready for this evening.
But that's impossible.
I don't care, don't you see.
Zazel must be here tomorrow.
You're out of your mind. You
must at least wait until I'm finished.
No, it must be done tonight.
Very well.
Martin, the power.
I'll be back.
Aubert!
Tell them to get the
car ready immediately.
I want to go out.
Right away.
Good evening, Mademoiselle.
I would suggest our Poulet au Ras.
It is magnificent, made
of the finest chicken.
I had it for supper myself.
Mademoiselle, you're not listening.
Now?
A double scotch, please.
Scotch!? We're famous
in Paris for our food.
A double scotch, please.
Very well.
May I borrow a piece of paper?
Dearest, Philip, I'm sorry...
I ran away.
Please, forgive me.
I couldn't.
I just couldn't.
Scotch.
Mademoiselle. Why don't you call him?
Call him?
Yes, call him.
There's a telephone in the
powder room in the back.
Come on.
Thank you.
Academy 6.
1-3-2-3, please.
Philip?
Oh, Philip!
Thank goodness you didn't leave.
Philip, I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to run
out on you like that.
It's just that you frightened
me so for a minute.
I love you too, darling.
But I wanted us
to be married first.
But I thought it over.
And if that's the way you
want it, it's all right with me.
Yes, I'm on my way
back to your apartment.
Oh... you... wait.
No... please... dont.
Excuse me.
I'm a poor blind man with
a favor I'd like to ask of you.
I'll try to oblige.
I have a letter to take to this
address today or I'll get in trouble.
Could you kindly take it for me?
Come on, Redd, you're awful.
Have a heart.
I'll be there in a second.
Yeah, I guess it's
pretty important.
It's so kind of you to take
this and again I say thank you.
Has Pierre asked you for a date?
He's busy on important matters.
Well, so long.
But you're along with us.
- I've got to really be going.
- To see Pierre?
Don't be idiotic. Goodbye.
So long, Lorette.
So long.
I'm looking for Mrs. J. Chabray.
First floor, my dear.
Yes? What do you want?
A blind man asked me, please, to
see that this was taken to Mrs. Chabray.
I brought it right away.
Wait over there.
My mistress is afraid
someone is going to break in.
One must humor her.
Right this way.
I shall go and inform
my mistress now.
It's baffling. I can't imagine
where Lorette can be.
I've looked everywhere for her, everywhere
I can think of, and nobody's seen her.
You go ahead and go home.
I'll let you know if
anything should develop.
But it's heartbreaking to
realize she's disappeared.
I know.
But we've got to do
something we just can't
stand around like this
waiting for it to happen.
The maniac's still around
here murdering women.
Is Lorette going to
be to be the next one?
Let the professionals
worry about it.
Now you go home.
I'll call you in the morning.
I remind you again, the
whole force is pulling for you.
We'd like you to feel we're doing
everything possible in order to find her.
Help! Somebody!
Help!
Help!
Beautiful ball, isn't it?
It's really the first such
ball since Margherita started it.
I must say it's been
close to 24 years.
If I'm correct she changed
about, let's see, about 1934.
I think it was closer to 1938.
No, precisely 1934.
I remember because that was
the year Margarita had that tragic
love affair and decided to
cut herself off from the world.
Yes, that was such a pity.
Before that she loved Parties and
Balls, just the way she's ever does today.
Don't you think the boss was
unfair to insist we'd come here?
Not a bit.
I'm fascinated
by society parties.
Well, what do you
think of this mausoleum?
I like it.
Your taste is horrible, Phil.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Why don't you bury
the hatchet with Giselle?
I'm going to make the
most of this party tonight.
I got it bad, Pierre, and it's
impossible to stop myself.
If you feel that way
about her, she's all yours.
But don't say I didn't warn you.
Go ahead and see
what you can get.
I think I'll go out
and get some air.
I enjoy that on so
much, Colonel Andre.
Hello, Pierre.
I see you've taken
refuge on the terrace.
It's no secret.
You must have seen to it that I
would be forced to come here.
Oh, please don't be
angry with me about that.
Giselle.
You're forever dominating men.
But with me, it's over.
And all I can say is,
I pity the next victim.
I like to see you this way. I
almost feel your father's present.
I don't follow you.
My father had already been dead when you...
But a portrait of him still hangs here.
And it's all my
grandmother looks at.
She feels better when she
looks at your father's portrait.
Not many loved him the way she did.
How many women would be
faithful to the end of one who died.
It wasn't an ordinary love
between a man and a woman.
It still lives on,
mentally and spiritually.
Don't you understand?
I hope that maybe someday
that could happen to us.
It just can't Giselle.
And I say it will.
Uh, her fever's come back.
She's worse, you know.
Poor grandmother, those
awful migraines she has.
Probably she got too excited.
We mustn't let it distract us.
It's no use screaming.
There's nobody here.
So be quiet.
No, you absolutely
must be quiet.
I've got to get out of here.
I've got to get out of here.
Maybe you'll be all right.
You can't go anywhere now.
Why are you afraid
of an old man? Huh?
You must put your faith in me!
Don't lose patience.
It won't be long.
All right?
Pardon, madame.
The Duke La Roche
is taking his leave.
Tell the Duke that I will
be inside in a minute.
- But, madame...
- Do as you're asked, Wilfred.
We've hardly spoken
about you, Pierre.
Suppose we find a nice cozy
place and take care of that.
That's impossible. I'm not
quite in the mood for that.
It's better this way.
Here is hoping you
find the right one for you.
Good night, Giselle.
You feel nothing.
No.
It's much better this way.
No! I'm frightened! No!
Oh, such if you are all right
now, just be a good little girl.
- Goodnight
- Goodnight my dear.
You, are you crazy?
What are you doing here?
I just want to see you
and admire you, that's all.
And now I must ask you to go.
The moment I laid eyes on you,
I knew I was desperately in love.
How beautiful you are.
And at last I've met you.
I warn you, leave this moment.
If you don't know, call somebody
who'll take care of your impudence.
I don't want to upset you.
How am I supposed to feel?
You refuse to even treat
me as a person down there.
I prefer an acceptable
approach, so help me.
Just get out.
You wouldn't believe
how much you mean to me.
How much I envision for us.
What moments of passion!
Your mine.
I'm going to make you mine.
I refuse to be subjected
to all your crude insults.
Wait a minute.
I know this. secret
that you've hidden from
everybody else a pretty
dangerous kind of disease.
And what is that?
Love for the LaSalle's. Your
grandmother for the father you for
the son only you could see it's completely
impossible for you and for him.
I despise you.
I'm telling you again to go!
You must listen to me.
Pierre hates you.
Forget Pierre.
Forget never! I'd prefer death if I can't
keep Pierre. If you don't go I'll make my
servants force you out. Do you
understand? You take your filthy hands off.
You're hurting.
Let go of me.
Get out immediately.
I'll kill you if I ever see you.
What are you looking at?
Don't stare that way.
I'm not in apparition.
Am I growing ugly?
Am I growing ugly?
Oh, get out of here!
I don't want you to
look at me, I'm horrible.
Do you know what my real name is?
It's the Duchess
Margherita du Grand, yes.
I murder girls to be young.
Murder anybody whose blood
I can use so I'm not dried out.
And all for love, love for
Pierre and his father both.
Don't go and leave me.
Tell me you love me quickly
because you're going to die.
You won't tell anybody about me!
Go see what happened up there.
You're hideous!
Quickly!
The moron. Take him away
and get rid of him at once.
- The operation all ready for tonight?
- No! I must refuse.
- You know you may be killed.
- I don't care.
So I die.
I'd rather die than
go on looking like this.
Ahh, well.
I can't refuse you anything.
Look the girl.
- She must be dead.
- What?
Ah.
Her heart is still beating.
Hello, you mind
calling Mr. Amadine?
Philip Amadine, room 12.
Sorry, but
Mr. Amadine is not in.
He didn't return
at all last night.
Thank you.
Hello.
Jordan, I'm feeling very ill.
What?
I don't think I can stand it.
I'm so weak.
That doesn't sound good.
Come up.
I'm coming.
I'll be there in a few seconds.
Wait.
Who are you?
Stop! Stop!
Come back here!
Come back here!
Who are you?
Quick, he's
heading for the back.
Please Kent.
Help... please!
Please help me.
This is the man
I took pictures of.
I found him outside the castle.
Who are you?
Can you recall your name?
You must remember.
My name...
Joseph Signoret.
du Grand, white young girls.
I... I do it.
Dope, I did.
Boys to help du Grand
Du Grand Are you mad?
You must be mad to
expect me to believe all that.
Why don't you let him finish?
You keep out LaSalle.
You're acting like a big shot.
I don't happen to be a person who
likes to have his leg pulled.
Do you...
Do you Do you understand
that I saw du Grand dead myself
You think about that.
He's alive!
Pretending he was dead.
Better to continue the work.
You must stop them, Inspector.
Quick, get a doctor.
The police.
Put out the lights there.
I said, put out the lights.
Joseph's disappeared
and I'm worried.
He couldn't still be alive.
Come with me.
Yes?
Police, we want to see
the Duchess du Grand.
But the Duchess is not here.
She left town.
Then get the granddaughter.
I want to question her.
Well, Inspector, I'd like to know
why you're disturbing me at this hour.
However, I shall assume it
must be something very important.
Even policemen must have
a certain amount of breeding.
I know that this may
cause inconvenience.
Yes.
Well, do you mind very
much if we look around?
We've heard some very
weird things about this place.
Oh, really?
And is he told you
these very weird things?
I see you've decided to pretend
you're angry to avoid answering us.
I cannot imagine how anyone
like Mr. Lucille could make
an officer behave in such
a vile fashion in my house.
I know there are many
who circulate vicious rumors.
Whatever they say
is stupid anyway.
I have very little
regard for anybody
who repeats all the petty nonsense which
he hears because he has had his advances
- rejected and flatly discouraged...
- why you!
Go on.
If you want to make this simple,
I advise more control.
There's some points that interest me.
And I've got a few questions
for you. I know you don't mind
You don't have to be afraid.
Don't be that way.
You're so pretty.
I don't know of any
Joseph Signoret.
And as Mr. Amadeen, you're
both so concerned about,
left the council last night
when everybody else did.
There's another point
that's bothering me.
I don't suppose there's
a girl here called Laurette?
Inspector, I never heard of
anybody by that name before tonight.
- Why, you...
- That's enough, LaSalle.
Thank you.
I hope you understand
my position in this case.
And I hope you'll permit us to
examine and to search the castle.
I see.
I find it very hard to believe you'd
ever stoop to something as low as this.
I think I prefer it if
you search the house.
I wouldn't disappoint
you, Mr. LaSalle.
So please do what you think
is right, Inspector Morayne.
Go ahead.
Thank you.
Not a sign of Lorette or Phil.
But where could they
be? I'm very worried.
I dunno. Come on, let's go.
The chapel should be right about here.
Ah.
Well, Inspector?
I don't know what to say to you.
It's all most regrettable.
But aren't you going to
search here anymore tonight?
I hardly think
there's any point to it.
What's that?
Who's there?
It's us, Inspector.
There's a passage from
the chapel through there.
Only takes a minute to get here.
I shall conquer hell.
That motto is rather
strange, but it's appropriate.
I can see you prefer to continue your
suspicions about me, wouldn't you?
The motto was my ancestors, and a
secret passage then was not uncommon.
You forget the du Grands were a
noble family, and I am one of them.
Thank you again
for reminding me.
Good night, Inspector.
Well.
But the man I found out
here admitted he kidnapped
girls for them, so why
don't you believe him?
Look, I don't want to hear
anymore, do you mind?
Inspector!
Inspector, look!
Please tell me what
you're all staring at.
This whole evening
has been offensive.
For every insult you've
hurled at me, I'll make you pay.
Do you hear?
Who you're staring at?
You look like something's
the matter that way!
Let's go. Faraday, guard all the exits.
Over there. You men search
the castle and see no one leaves.
They went out this way.
I hear them. They're coming.
I'll go this way. You men go that way.
Ahhh.
Don't move or I'll shoot!
He was in the ground.
But who was buried?
Funny?
Maybe they put another
body in the coffin.
Quickly, to the crypt!
All right men!
You know she still is very weak.
And she needs a good
long rest, though considering
all that's happened
tonight, it's really a miracle.
Pulse's a little weak
yet, but she's all right.
Is that you?
Pierre.
You're all right now.
Don't go.
I've got such confidence in you.
I'm so glad it's all over now.
I still remember it all.
So much to tell.
I know. Try to
forget. It's better.
You're too sick.
Please, Lorette.
Oh, in a couple
of days, I'll be fine.
Please, Pierre, I'm afraid.
Let's go away.
This place.
When you feel better,
I'll take you away then.
I'll help you forget the
past, when we're married.
I'll say goodbye. Inspector,
I'm really grateful. Thank you.
Oh, it's not me you
should thank, sir.
He's the one.
What can I say, Pierre?
I owe it all to him.
It's a lesson, too.
I don't know it all.
Hey, let's see.
What do you say to a filet?
Charcoal broiled and blood rare.
Come on.