I think the camera might have been a Graflex Super Speed Graphic? Clever of the filmmakers to avoid using an SLR in a vampire movie. #Monsterdon#Blacula
While the film was in its production stages, William Marshall worked with its producers to make sure that his character had some dignity in it. His character's name was changed from Andrew Brown to Mamuwalde and he received a background story about his being an African prince who had been turned into a vampire by Dracula in 1780.
The film was popular in the U.S., debuting at #24 on "Variety"'s list of top films. It eventually grossed over $1 million, making it one of the highest grossing films of 1972.
According to the Amercian Film Intitute's Catalog entry for this picture, William Marshall's Mamuwalde was the first black vampire to appear in films.
In the beginning, Mamwalde refers to a Doctor Duvalier. At the time, Haiti was ruled by Doc Duvalier, a voodoo practitioner. #HistoricallyAccurate
A helpful white cop in a black neighborhood?
Oh good she killed him anyway. Was afraid Blacula was gonna be pro cop for half a minute. #Monsterdon#Blacula
KILL THAT BLOOD SUCKING WHITE BASTARD DEAD! BEAT HIS HEAD IN WITH A SHOVEL!
Uh cause he's a vampire. Yeah. He's one of the living dead. That's why he must die. #Monsterdon#Blacula
Blacula's sideburns grow as does his vampyric might. I guess?
His sideburns and eyebrows have achieved maximum 70s facial hair power levels. #Monsterdon#Blacula