The Blood of Dracula

The film closely matching the description and title pattern near the 1959 timeframe is 'Blood of Dracula' (sometimes cited as 'The Blood of Dracula'), released in November 1957 by American International Pictures (AIP). Under the 1909 Copyright Act, films from this era required a copyright renewal in their 28th year to maintain protection. The film was originally registered with the US Copyright Office on November 21, 1957, under registration number LP9534. A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and the US Copyright Office records confirms that the copyright was successfully renewed on March 14, 1985 (RE239103) by Academy Pictures Corp. because it was an American International Pictures production. The rights later passed to Orion Pictures and subsequently to MGM (MGM Holdings Inc.). Because the renewal was filed within the statutory window (the 28th year), the film's copyright was extended for a second term. Currently, under the Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998, it is protected for a total of 95 years from the date of publication, meaning it will not enter the public domain in the United States until January 1, 2053.