Cinema: The Count of New York

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Directed by Stan Dragoti

Screenplay by Robert Kaufman

Count Dracula has always been something of a romantic. Given his undead state and his all too literal bloodthirstiness, his problem has ever been to find a socially (not to say legally) acceptable way of expressing his sweeter side. It is the funny premise of this movie that it required the intervention of the U.S. (circa 1970-79) to make the count begin to look good, despite his obvious kinks, to a lady.

Played by George Hamilton (and very nicely too), he is booted out...

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