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The Vampire Bat ()

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When corpses drained of blood begin to show up in a European village, vampirism is suspected to be responsible.
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Dr. Otto von Niemann
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Ruth Bertin
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Karl Brettschneider
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Aunt Gussie Schnappmann
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Kringen
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Herman Gleib
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Emil Borst
Rita Carlyle ...
Martha Mueller (as Rita Carlisle)
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Bürgermeister Gustave Schoen
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Sauer
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Georgiana
Harrison Greene ...
Weingarten
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Ted Billings ...
Townsman (uncredited)
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Gertrude (uncredited)
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Dr. Haupt (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
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Schmidt - Morgue Keeper (uncredited)
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Dr. Holdstadt (uncredited)

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Frank R. Strayer ... (directed by) (as Frank Strayer)

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Edward T. Lowe Jr. ... (screen story) (as Edward T. Lowe)

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Larry Darmour ... executive producer (uncredited)
Phil Goldstone ... producer (produced by)

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Ira H. Morgan ... (photography) (as Ira Morgan)

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Otis Garrett ... film editor

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Charles D. Hall ... (art direction) (as Daniel Hall)

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Dick Tyler Sr. ... sound engineer (as Dick Tyler)

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Mischa Bakaleinikoff ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Peter Brunelli ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Charles Dunworth ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Abe Meyer ... musical director (uncredited)
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When the villagers of Klineschloss start dying of blood loss, the town fathers suspect a resurgence of vampirism. While police inspector Karl remains skeptical, scientist Dr. von Niemann cares for the vampire's victims one by one, and suspicion falls on simple-minded Herman Gleib because of his fondness for bats. A blood-thirsty mob hounds Gleib to his death, but the vampire attacks don't stop. Written by Sister Grimm

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Taglines These are the TALONS of The Vampire Bat (original ad) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Blood Sucker (United States)
  • Forced to Sin (United States)
  • Vampire der Nacht (Germany)
  • Sombras trágicas ¿vampiros? (Spain)
  • Вампир-летучая мышь (Soviet Union, Russian title)
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Trivia To keep production costs down, low-budget studio Majestic Pictures filmed at night on Universal's European village set, which was used for Frankenstein (1931). The interior of Lionel Atwill's house is the set from The Old Dark House (1932). See more »
Goofs [Spanish dubbed version] In the original version, when Herman encounters Aunt Gussie, he hides behind a bush and does a "meow" which draws Aunt Gussie to the bushes looking for the cat. In the Spanish dubbed version, they neglected to put in the "meow" so there is no motivation for Aunt Gussie to go to the bushes. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Vampire Bat (2016). See more »
Soundtracks Stealthy Footsteps See more »
Quotes Karl Brettschneider: I don't mind admitting that I'm up a tree. Stumped!
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