The Bat (1959) 5.8
A crazed killer known as "The Bat" is on the loose in a mansion full of people. Director:Crane Wilbur |
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The Bat (1959) 5.8
A crazed killer known as "The Bat" is on the loose in a mansion full of people. Director:Crane Wilbur |
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Gavin Gordon | ... | |
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John Sutton | ... |
Warner, the chauffeur
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Lenita Lane | ... | |
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Elaine Edwards | ... | |
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John Bryant | ... | |
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Harvey Stephens | ... | |
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Mike Steele | ... | |
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Riza Royce | ... | |
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Robert Williams | ... |
Detective Davenport
(as Robert B. Williams)
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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
Female mystery writer, renting a bad luck-ridden estate in the country, is terrorized by a serial killer nicknamed "The Bat" (who dons a black hat, black mask, and black gloves complete with sharp claws!). Seems our blood-thirsty fiend is after a million dollars pilfered from the local bank and believes the loot is hidden in the writer's house. "Who is it?" mystery with hilariously overripe dialogue, a frivolous, fluttery-nervous atmosphere, and a lack of logic at every turn. Director Crane Wilbur also penned the script, an adaptation of a stage play dating back to the 1920s. It gets by sheerly on the talent of its leads, Vincent Price (as a sinister doctor) and Agnes Moorehead (with her pithy delivery and incredulous expressions). Nifty opening theme music by Alvino Rey, crisp cinematography by Joseph Biroc. Tolerable. ** from ****