Condemned to Live

Condemned to Live is a 1935 American horror film starring Ralph Morgan and Maxine Doyle, and directed by Frank R. Strayer.

The film is unusual for its time, as it approaches the topic of vampirism from a sympathetic standpoint and presents it as if it were an illness.

The film then cuts forward in time to a small European village where a series of mysterious murders are taking place.

The villagers readily assemble in mob form, with torches, at the house of Professor Kristan (Ralph Morgan) after every murder.

Kristan gives the villagers advice on staying safe, and assures them a scientific explanation exists.