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The Devil Bat (1940)

Movie ★ 5.3 68 min

Horror Science Fiction Crime

Dr. Paul Carruthers is frustrated because he thinks his employers, Mary Heath and Henry Morton, have cheated him out of the company's profits. He decides to get revenge by altering bats to grow twice their normal size and training them to attack when they smell a perfume of his own making. He mixes the perfume into a lotion, which he offers as a gift to Mary and Henry. When they turn up dead, a newspaper reporter decides to investigate.

Jean Yarbrough Director

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Quick facts

Released
December 13, 1940
Runtime
68 min
Rating
NR
IMDb
tt0032390
Language
Studio
PRC

Themes

Cast

Bela Lugosi Bela Lugosi Dr. Paul Carruthers Suzanne Kaaren Suzanne Kaaren Mary Heath Dave O'Brien Dave O'Brien Johnny Layton Guy Usher Guy Usher Henry Morton Yolande Donlan Yolande Donlan Maxine Donald Kerr Donald Kerr 'One-Shot' McGuire Edmund Mortimer Martin Heath Gene O'Donnell Gene O'Donnell Don Morton Alan Baldwin Tommy Heath John Ellis Roy Heath Arthur Q. Bryan Arthur Q. Bryan Joe McGinty Hal Price Hal Price Chief Wilkins John Davidson John Davidson Prof. Percival Garland Raines Billy Griffith Coroner (scenes deleted) Wally Rairden Walter King

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Frequently asked questions

What is The Devil Bat about?
Dr. Paul Carruthers is frustrated because he thinks his employers, Mary Heath and Henry Morton, have cheated him out of the company's profits. He decides to get revenge by altering bats to grow twice their normal size and training them to attack when they smell a perfume of his own making. He mixes the perfume into a lotion, which he offers as a gift to Mary and Henry. When they turn up dead, a newspaper reporter decides to investigate.
Who directed The Devil Bat?
The Devil Bat was directed by Jean Yarbrough.
Who stars in The Devil Bat?
The Devil Bat stars Bela Lugosi, Suzanne Kaaren, Dave O'Brien, Guy Usher.
When was The Devil Bat released?
The Devil Bat is a 1940 horror, science fiction, crime film.
Where can I watch The Devil Bat?
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