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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Edward T. Lowe Jr. (story)
Release Date:
21 January 1933 (USA) more
Tagline:
These are the TALONS of The Vampire Bat (original ad)
Plot:
When the villagers of Klineschloss start dying of blood loss, the town fathers suspect a resurgence of vampirism... more | full synopsis
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Get Down On Your Knees You Filthy Blood Sucker……and Pray!!
(From SciFiCool.com. 11 September 2009, 9:01 AM, PDT)
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(From SoundOnSight. 1 September 2009, 12:00 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
A VERY under-rated film! more (37 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Lionel Atwill | ... | Dr. Otto von Niemann |
| Fay Wray | ... | Ruth Bertin |
 | Melvyn Douglas | ... | Karl Brettschneider |
| Maude Eburne | ... | Aunt Gussie Schnappmann |
| George E. Stone | ... | Kringen |
| Dwight Frye | ... | Herman Gleib |
| Robert Frazer | ... | Emil Borst |
| Rita Carlyle | ... | Martha Mueller (as Rita Carlisle) |
| Lionel Belmore | ... | Bürgermeister Gustave Schoen |
| William V. Mong | ... | Sauer |
| Stella Adams | ... | Georgiana |
| Harrison Greene | ... | Weingarten |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Blood Sucker (USA) (reissue title)
Forced to Sin (USA) (reissue title)
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Runtime:
USA:64 min (2005 restoration) | 65 min (copyright length)
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Photophone System)
Certification:
USA:TV-PG (TV rating) | Finland:K-18 (TV rating) | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1993)
Filming Locations:
Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA more
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Trivia:
Censorship certificate in Finland #107700 delivered on 27-11-2003 more
Quotes:
Karl Brettschneider: Goodnight, gentlemen. Don't let the vampires get you. more
FAQ
Can I watch this film online?more
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Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for The Vampire Bat (1933)| Recent Posts (updated daily) | User |
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| What is this film's length??? | ellisc |
| Dwight Frye's best performance? | sadako1998 |
| Book that Von Niemann was reading from | vigilante407-1 |
| Thank you all! | ellisc |
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I take issue with the other reviewer's comments for the simple reason that this is a MYSTERY FILM, not a supernatural one! It is not the only film to have a seemingly "supernatural" explanation ("vampires"), but turns out to be a very mundance one.
Other films that come to mind are Edgar Wallace's "Before Dawn" and the (more famous) "Mark of the Vampire".
The film does a WONDERFUL job in creating a very "spooky atmosphere", similar DRACULA, when Renfield meets the Count on the staircase of his castle, or in MARK OF THE VAMPIRE, when the two people look thru the windows of the castle ruins and see a "corpse" playing an organ, while Luna descends using wings! VERY surreal!
If one likes these (often silent) atmospheric touches, THIS film is a MUST!
Norm Vogel