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A mad scientist develops an aftershave lotion that causes his gigantic bats to kill anyone who wears it.A mad scientist develops an aftershave lotion that causes his gigantic bats to kill anyone who wears it.A mad scientist develops an aftershave lotion that causes his gigantic bats to kill anyone who wears it.
Yolande Donlan
- Maxine
- (as Yolande Mallott)
Edmund Mortimer
- Martin Heath
- (as Edward Mortimer)
Billy Griffith
- Coroner
- (scenes deleted)
Wally Rairden
- Walter King
- (as Wally Rairdon)
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- TriviaThis low-budget thriller, boosted by Bela Lugosi, was one of the biggest successes for the poverty row Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC). After the war, the studio tried to recapture this success by producing an in-name-only sequel, Devil Bat's Daughter (1946), and a virtual shot-by-shot remake, The Flying Serpent (1946).
- GoofsWhen the reporter wrestles the doctor to the ground near the end of the film, their feet clearly wrinkle the fake grass on the set.
- Quotes
Dr. Paul Carruthers: Now, rub it on the tender part of your neck.
- Crazy credits[Prologue] All Heathville loved Paul Carruthers, their kindly village doctor. No one suspected that in his home laboratory on a hillside overlooking the magnificent estate of Martin Heath, the doctor found time to conduct certain private experiments -- weird, terrifying experiments.
- Alternate versionsAlso available in a colorized version.
- ConnectionsEdited into Devil Bat's Daughter (1946)
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The best "man talking to giant bat movie" of 1940
The plot is pretty well laid out here already, so I'll just say that THE DEVIL BAT is one of the best Bela Lugosi poverty-row horrors. It was made for Producers Releasing Corp (PRC) in 1940. I think it's as good, perhaps better than any of the titles in his Monogram resume. In general, PRC delivered the goods with their horror pictures, and if what you're looking for is peak Bela madness- wild eyed and possessed, than DEVIL BAT will definitely satisfy. A sequel, DEVIL BAT'S DAUGHTER, came in 1946, and GEORGE ZUCCO starred in a remake, THE FLYING SERPENT, in 1946.
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- Jan 24, 2001
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- Runtime1 hour 8 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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