The Vampire Bat
The Vampire Bat is a 1933 American Pre-Code horror film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas, and Dwight Frye.
Plot
When the villagers of Kleinschloss start dying of blood loss, the town fathers suspect a resurgence of vampirism, but police inspector Karl Brettschneider remains skeptical. Scientist Dr. Otto von Niemann, who cares for the victims, visits a patient who was attacked by a bat, Martha Mueller. Out of appreciation for her kindness, Martha is visited by a mentally challenged man named Hermann Gleib, who claims he likes bats because they are "soft like cat" and "nice".
More details
| author | Edward T. Lowe, Jr. |
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| contentLocation | Europe |
| director | Frank R. Strayer |
| editor | Otis Garrett |
| genre | horror science fiction |
| keywords | angry mob attack blood loss dead body erase hear hypochondriac journey home kill mentally challenged morning police inspector scream shoot sleeping pill the film daily vampirism |
| musicBy | Charles Dunworth |
| producer | Larry Darmour Phil Goldstone |
| publisher | Majestic Pictures |
| theme | exploitation mad scientist science fiction horror serial killer vampire |