The Devil Bat (1942)
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Reviews Counted:9
Fresh:5
Rotten:4
Average Rating:5.6/10
Runtime: 70 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: 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... 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 with an ingenious--and very deadly--scheme: he trains bats to murder his enemies. Whenever the creatures smell the scent of a perfume he has created, they attack, and Dr. Carruthers makes sure that the targets of his wrath are covered in the fragrance. [More]
Starring: Bela Lugosi, Dave O'Brien, Guy Usher, Suzanne Kaaren
Starring: Bela Lugosi, Dave O'Brien, Guy Usher, Suzanne Kaaren
Director: Jean Yarbrough
Director: Jean Yarbrough
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Reviews for The Devil Bat
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the worst bat effect ever Full Review |
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Horror fluff noted for Lugosi starring role.
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I smell a bat! Full Review |
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Rubbed me the right way. Full Review |
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A corny Monogram cheapie, allowing Lugosi to chew the scenery.
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'Just rub a little on the tender part of your neck.' Wow!
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