***SPOILERS*** Taking the storyline from the far better and camper movie "The Devil Bat" the movie "the Flying Serpent" doesn't anywhere measure up to it with a tired looking George Zucco playing the part of crazed archaeologist Prof. Andrew Forbes who's sitting on a pot of gold, Montazuma's Treasure, and will kill anyone who threatens to uncover it. Unlike in "The Devil Bat" where mad chemist Bela Lugosi used a bat to do his dirty work Forbes uses this turkey looking Aztec serpent named Quetzalcoatt or "Q' for short to do anyone in that he doesn't like.
Using one of the bird's feathers to plant on his victims Forbes get the bird to attack and both kill and drain them, by sucking them bone dry, of their blood supply. It's mystery writer and radio host Richard Thorpe, Ralph Lewis, who's sent to solve a number of the blood sucking murders in San Juan New Mexico who falls in love with Forbes step daughter Mary, Hope Kramer, who's mother was also a victim in fact the very first of the killer bird. It soon becomes apparent to Thrope that Forbes, who hates his guts, is behind this string of murders in and around San Juan. That's by Forbes always being on the murder scenes right after they happen as well as finding one of the bird's feathers or calling cards, that Forbes planted on them, near it's victims bodies.
***SPOILERS*** Finding the place where Forbes keeps the killer bird caged Thorpe plans to do a broadcast from it and expose Forbes as the man behind the mysterious killings in the area. Forbes who has developed a strong dislike of his step-daughter Mary in her sticking her nose in his business with the bird and also in danger of exposing his hidden treasure to the world. Forbes now also plans to have the bird murder her as well as the pesky Thrope in order to shut them up.The by now quickly losing it Forbes in order to keep his secret, Montezuma Treasure, and his responsibly for the bird murders plans to murder both Thrope and Lewis to keep his secret hidden by using the bird to do it. Predictable ending that's a carbon copy of the movie "The Devil Bat" where the crazed and murderous Prof. Forbes ends up getting the bird and Thorpe the girl as well as the big scoop behind the bird murders.
Using one of the bird's feathers to plant on his victims Forbes get the bird to attack and both kill and drain them, by sucking them bone dry, of their blood supply. It's mystery writer and radio host Richard Thorpe, Ralph Lewis, who's sent to solve a number of the blood sucking murders in San Juan New Mexico who falls in love with Forbes step daughter Mary, Hope Kramer, who's mother was also a victim in fact the very first of the killer bird. It soon becomes apparent to Thrope that Forbes, who hates his guts, is behind this string of murders in and around San Juan. That's by Forbes always being on the murder scenes right after they happen as well as finding one of the bird's feathers or calling cards, that Forbes planted on them, near it's victims bodies.
***SPOILERS*** Finding the place where Forbes keeps the killer bird caged Thorpe plans to do a broadcast from it and expose Forbes as the man behind the mysterious killings in the area. Forbes who has developed a strong dislike of his step-daughter Mary in her sticking her nose in his business with the bird and also in danger of exposing his hidden treasure to the world. Forbes now also plans to have the bird murder her as well as the pesky Thrope in order to shut them up.The by now quickly losing it Forbes in order to keep his secret, Montezuma Treasure, and his responsibly for the bird murders plans to murder both Thrope and Lewis to keep his secret hidden by using the bird to do it. Predictable ending that's a carbon copy of the movie "The Devil Bat" where the crazed and murderous Prof. Forbes ends up getting the bird and Thorpe the girl as well as the big scoop behind the bird murders.