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The Vampire Bat - Movie Review |
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The city of Kleinschloss is infected with a dark scourge from the past. A Legion of bloodsucking creatures who can assume human form have returned to prey upon the unsuspecting citizens. Detective Karl Brettschneider begins investigating numerous gory deaths at the request of the burgomaster. Despite the obvious evidence, he refuses to accept the existence of vampiric human bats, but soon their existence proves all too real. 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.
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The Vampire Bat - Cast & Crew |
| Directed by: Frank R Strayer Produced by: Phil Goldstone Starring: Fay Wray, Lionel Atwill, Melvyn Douglas Crew: Daniel Hall, Dick Tyler, Ira Morgan, Otis Garrett Copyright: Public Domain Format: Black + White Duration: 65 mins Year: 1933 Tags: Aunt, B Movie, Bat, Blob, Blood, Blood Draining, Castle, Cave, Death, Deputy, Doctor, Dog, Europe, Fainting, Folklore, Gunfire, Housekeeper, Hysteria, Illness, Jump From Height, Laboratory, Low Budget Film, Mad Scientist, Mayor, Mistaken Identity, Mob, Morgue, Mortician, Murder, Niece, Police, Police Inspector, Policeman, Poverty Row, Romance, Scream, Secretary, Servant, Simpleton, Skepticism, Sleeping Pill, Suicide, Superstition, Telepathy, Torch, Vampire Bat, Vigilante, Village, Wound |
The Vampire Bat Trivia - Did You Know?The film was shot at night on Universal's European village set. The interior of Lionel Atwill's house is the set from The Old Dark House (1932). Fay Wray would later achieved fame in "King Kong" and Dwight Frye played Renfield in the lugosi classic "Dracula". Melvyn Douglas would enjoy cinema immortality if for no other reason than his being the man who made Greta Garbo laugh in Ernst Lubitsch's classic comedy Ninotchka (1939). In addition to his two Oscars, Douglas was also to win a Tony Award and an Emmy . Related FilmsSherlock Holmes - Dressed To Kill | The Ghost Walks | Indestructible Man | The Green Glove | Mr Wong In Chinatown | |
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