Devil Bat
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Bela Lugosi, Dave O'Brien, Guy Usher, Suzanne Kaaren, Yolande Donlan Director: Jean Yarbrough Cinematographer: Arthur Martinelli Editor: Holbrook N. Todd Producer: Guy V. Thayer Jr. Producer: Jack Gallagher Writer: George Bricker Writer: John T. Neville DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Original Language) Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 68 minutes DVD Release Date: 2004-01-01 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Alpha Video |
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Movie Reviews of Devil Bat
Movie Review: "Ah My Friend, Our Theory Of Glandular Stimulation Was Correct!"
Summary: 4 Stars
"The Devil Bat" is a 1940 classic starring Bela Lugosi as (surprise!) a mad scientist up to no good. Lugosi, as Dr. Paul Carruthers, seems like a model citizen, but evil lurks. Lugosi is a cosmetics researcher (who obviously participates in animal testing) out for vengeance, as he feels betrayed by his employers over money issues. He contrives a nefarious plot to enlarge bats with electricity in conformance with his "theory of glandular stimulation" and simultaneously teaches the bats to target a new shaving lotion he developed especially for people wishing to have their jugulars bisected by giant chiroptera.
Bela is exonerated by the police, but two newspaper reporters look into matters more carefully resulting in a match between Bela and his creation to resolve the movie. Please note the voice of the newspaper editor, Joe McGinty, played by Arthur Q. Bryan. If you think you recognize the voice but can't quite place it you're probably right. He is most widely known as the voice of Elmer Fudd.
The bats themselves are typical of special effects from the era, i.e. big silly contraptions on strings. Although they look better than a lot of later films like "The Giant Claw," flying creatures are hard to get right with models and this is no exception, so some suspension of disbelief will be required. Overall, though, this is a very enjoyable old fashioned horror movie, and fans of the genre and particularly Lugosi will love it; to those people I highly recommend the film.