Bela Lugosi, Dave O'Brien, Guy Usher
Bela Lugosi plays crazed scientist Dr. Paul Carruthers, who feels he has been
treated horribly by the cosmetics companies and sets out to get his revenge in THE
DEVIL BAT. To do this, he comes up wi...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 18, 2002
Stats: 72 reviews
Dodgy 40's B-movie. Perfectly harmless and actually rather enjoyable. The bat is pretty hilarious once it takes flight and the story is ofcourse absurd. Other than its camp value there is nothing worth of note.
It is debatable just how seriously the film took itself but Lugosi is in top form and the movie never fails to entertain.
Now, thats a good cheesy horror flick. Bela is really good (not over acting so much for once) and he wear cool goggles ;) ... good plot and good actors. thumb up!
Fun Poverty Row flik...love the use of the fruit bat in closeup's...and a stuffed puppet for other scenes! Great fun.
This is a foreshadowing of his future work with Ed Wood. Bizarre storyline with unrealistic props gives this the Ed Wood feel. The acting isn't that bad actually-but the idea of trained killer bats makes this movie laughable. For the record, no bats were harmed in the making of t...( read more)
Cheesy, even for its time. Bela Legosi has some moments though that show that he could've had a much better career had Hollywood found a place for him outside of B-Movies like this.
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