The Devil Bat (1940) Horror Sci-Fi Comedy
The Devil Bat (1940) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details
- Overall Score: ☆ 5.70/10
IMDB: ☆ 5.4/10
Tomatometer: ☆ 6.0/10
The Devil Bat Plot Synopsis:
Dr. Carruthers feels bitter at being betrayed by his employers, Heath and Morton, when they became rich as a result of a product he devised. He gains revenge by electrically enlarging bats and sending them out to kill his employers' family members by instilling in the bats a hatred for a particular perfume he has discovered, which he gets his victims to apply before going outdoors. Johnny Layton, a reporter, finally figures out Carruthers is the killer and, after putting the perfume on himself, douses it on Carruthers in the hopes it will get him to give himself away. One of the two is attacked as the giant bat makes one of its screaming, swooping power dives.
Synopsis / Plot Summary: A mad scientist develops an aftershave lotion that causes his gigantic bats to kill anyone who wears it.
Tagline: Sharp Fanged Blood Sucking DEATH Dives from MIDNIGHT SKIES!
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The Devil Bat Movie Information:
Type: MovieYear: 1940
Language: English
Country: United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / The Devil Bat Release Dates In Theaters: Dec 13, 1940
Writers: John T. Neville, George Bricker
Producers: Jack Gallagher, Guy V. Thayer Jr.
Cinematographers: Arthur Martinelli
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The Devil Bat Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Bela Lugosi | ... | Dr. Paul Carruthers |
| Suzanne Kaaren | ... | Mary Heath |
| Dave O''Brien | ... | Johnny Layton |
| Guy Usher | ... | Henry Morton |
| Yolande Donlan | ... | Maxine (as Yolande Mallott) |
| Donald Kerr | ... | ''One-Shot'' McGuire |
| Edmund Mortimer | ... | Martin Heath (as Edward Mortimer) |
| Gene O''Donnell | ... | Don Morton |
| Alan Baldwin | ... | Tommy Heath |
| John Ellis | ... | Roy Heath |
| Arthur Q. Bryan | ... | Joe McGinty |
| Hal Price | ... | Chief Wilkins |
| John Davidson | ... | Prof. Raines |
| Billy Griffith | ... | Coroner (scenesDeleted) |
| Wally Rairden | ... | Walter King (as Wally Rairdon) |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Bela Lugosi, as Dr. Paul Carruthers, passed away at age 73 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sign: Libra, Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Also known as: Olt Arisztid | Mr. Blasko | Albert Lugesi | Belo Lugosi | Béla Lugosi | Mr. Bela Lugosi | Lugosi | Arisztid Olt - Suzanne Kaaren – Mary Heath
- Dave O''Brien – Johnny Layton
- Guy Usher – Henry Morton
- Yolande Donlan – Maxine (as Yolande Mallott)
- Donald Kerr, as ''One-Shot'' McGuire, passed away at age 85 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sign: Leo
Also known as: Don Kerr - Edmund Mortimer, as Martin Heath (as Edward Mortimer), passed away at age 69 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sign: Leo
Also known as: Eddie Mortimer | Edward J. Mortimer | Edward Mortimer | Edwin Mortimer | Ed Mortimer - Gene O''Donnell, as Don Morton, passed away at age 81 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sign: Pisces - Alan Baldwin – Tommy Heath
- John Ellis – Roy Heath
- Arthur Q. Bryan – Joe McGinty
- Hal Price – Chief Wilkins
- John Davidson, as Prof. Raines, passed away at age 81 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sign: Capricorn
Also known as: J.W. Davidson | Jack Davidson - Billy Griffith – Coroner (scenesDeleted)
- Wally Rairden – Walter King (as Wally Rairdon)
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