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The Bat (1959)

APPROVED  80 min  -  Horror | Thriller | Mystery   -  9 August 1959 (USA)
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A crazed killer known as "The Bat" is on the loose in a mansion full of people.

Director:

Crane Wilbur

Writers:

Crane Wilbur (screen story and screenplay), Mary Roberts Rinehart (play), and 1 more credit »
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The Bat -- "The Bat" is a master criminal involved in robberies and murders. There is a creepy mansion and some comedy amid this thriller that only reveals the true identity at the end. The Bat -- A crazed killer known as "The Bat" is on the loose in a mansion full of people.
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Vincent Price ...
Agnes Moorehead ...
Gavin Gordon Gavin Gordon ...
John Sutton John Sutton ...
Warner, the chauffeur
Lenita Lane Lenita Lane ...
Elaine Edwards Elaine Edwards ...
Darla Hood ...
John Bryant John Bryant ...
Harvey Stephens Harvey Stephens ...
Mike Steele Mike Steele ...
Riza Royce Riza Royce ...
Robert Williams Robert Williams ...
Detective Davenport (as Robert B. Williams)
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Storyline

Mystery writer Cornelia Van Gorder has rented a country house called "The Oaks", which not long ago had been the scene of some murders committed by a strange and violent criminal known as "The Bat". Meanwhile, the house's owner, bank president John Fleming, has recently embezzled one million dollars in securities, and has hidden the proceeds in the house, but he is killed before he can retrieve the money. Thus the lonely country house soon becomes the site of many mysterious and dangerous activities. Written by Snow Leopard  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Bat | Mansion | Bank | Murder | Mystery Writer  | See more »

Taglines:

When Someone SCREAMS ... It Will Be YOU! See more »

Genres:

Horror | Thriller | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

El murciélago See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Liberty Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono  | Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Her role as Judy became the final on-screen feature film role for former child star Darla Hood of Our Gang/Little Rascals fame. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: The Bat uses a suction cup and a glass cutter to cut a hole in the glass in order to reach in and unlatch the door. The circular piece of glass attached to the suction cup is twice as thick as the glass from which the hole has been cut. The glass attached to the suction cup is also too thick to cut a hole in using a simple glass cutter. See more »

Quotes

Cornelia van Gorder: [locking their door] Nothing should get us now, I think, this door seems good and solid.
Lizzie Allen: Like the door to a tomb.
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Connections

Featured in 100 Years of Horror: Mad Doctors (1996) See more »