Paul carruthers who develops formulas for a cosmetic empire that makes two families their fortunes the heaths and the mortons, while he remains a measly worker in his lab. Theyre a sort of cinematic comfort food for me, films that, even if they arent the greatest, will undoubtedly contain at least one interesting performance. 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. Directed by jean yarborough, the devil bat stars bela lugosi at his best as a scientist dr.
The flying devil bat doesnt look exactly real, but i think its nicely monstrous and certainly very creepy seeing its jagged winged silhouette against the dayfornight sky. It doesnt have the eerieness of other great lugosi films like dracula, son of frankenstein, or island of lost souls, but the lugosi magic is still there. The title and the main role seem to suggest a vampire flick, but it literally is about a bata bat that has been enlarged by the literally mad scientist dr. He uses his devil bat, a rubber bat attatched to a wire hanger assisted by stock footage to terrorize the heath family bout that time them heath boys got attacked by the devil bat. The snake woman a rare classic horror film available in. Bela lugosi in the devil bat 1940 bela lugosi and edmund mortimer in the. The great bella lugosi in the not so great devil bat. By means of electrical stimulation, bela lugosi is making his bats grow larger than you. This was the first, and most successful, horror film from producers releasing.
This cosmetics company made his partners a fortune. The movie is actually more of a mad scientist mystery than a horror. With bela lugosi, suzanne kaaren, dave obrien, guy usher. Freshen up your watchlist with prime videos latest roster of streaming movies and. Hes trained his brood of bloodhungry bats to kill on command. Straight out of poverty row is this prc production thats as bonkers as it is fun. Gallery of 12 movie poster and cover images for the devil bat 1940. Today i decided to watch an old classic film from 1940 called the devil bat staring infamous bela lugosi. Its a shame the bat didnt bite more of the supporting cast. The film stars bela lugosi along with suzanne kaaren, guy usher, yolande mallott and the comic team of dave obrien and donald kerr as the protagonists. Directed by frank wisbar, who also did the much better strangler of the swamp 1946, the devil bats daughter 1946 is supposed to be a sequel to the bela lugosiprc poverty row cheapie, devil bat 1940. It has been said that lugosi took every role seriously, no matter how big or small. Paul carruthers of heathville, a deceptively genteel scientist who secretly harbors a murderous hatred for the wealthy local. It stars bela lugosi, suzanne kaaren, dave obrien, donald kerr and gary usher.
The original film is is the public domain and the 3d. In the devil bat, lugosi stars as a scientist who commands a mutant. The devil bat is a 1940 film about a mad scientist who develops an aftershave lotion that causes his gigantic bats to kill anyone who wears it. Carruthers and trained to attack and kill, with a chillingly unnatural scream, anyone wearing the. A village chemist bela lugosi is training a group of oversized bats to get revenge on his business partners. After the war, the studio tried to recapture this success by producing an innameonly sequel, devil bat s daughter 1946, and a virtual shotbyshot remake, the flying serpent 1946. Bela lugosi e um cientista bem intencionado, enlouquecido por seus patroes gananciosos.
The devil bat is enjoyable given the limitations of the day, like white zombie. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the devil bat near you. The devil bat is directed by jean yarbrough and written by george bricker and john t. The story involves a small town cosmetic company chemist lugosi who is upset at his wealthy employers, because he feels they have denied him his due share of company success. Jan 27, 2012 not an official trailer for the devil bat but one look and you can easily make up your mind if you want to see it.
Bela lugosi, dave obrien, gene odonnell, suzanne kaaren. Remastered edition after the production code frced the major studios to shy away from morbidity, violence, and the supernatural, bela lugosi dracula found refuge in a place where horror was not only allowed, but enjoying a lowbudget renaissance. The devil bat may not be a horror classic, but it does have a lot going for it. Also known as killer bats, the film earned a sequel five years later devil bats daughter. Also known as killer bats, the film earned a sequel five years later devil bat s.
The devil bat 1940 aka killer bats all heathville loved paul carruthers, their kindly village doctor. Ver pelicula the devil bat en espanol gratis 1940 pelicula. It is a sequel to the 1941 film the devil bat, with no returning cast members. Lugosi is the only thing going for this film, the rest of the cast simply cant act. However despite the so bad its good nature of this film, viewers need to resign themselves to it.
Despite its supposed descent from the 1940 bela lugosi antiepic the devil bat, there is nothing here that would allow this film s classification as science fiction. The devil bat is a 1940 blackandwhite american horror film produced by producers releasing corporation prc and directed by jean yarborough. However, despite coming from one of the poverty row studios, this is a film worth watching. Lugosi also attempts to kill mary, but that doesnt go so well.
Bela lugosi plays a frankensteinlike mad scientist who creates a big mutant. Staring edmund mortimer, suzanne kaaren, john ellis and hal price. This bad 1940 b horror comedy from poverty row studio prc has an abysmal script, bad acting and a shoestring budget. The devil bat is a 1940 scifi horror film, directed by jean yarborough and starring bela lugosi. Suzanne kaaren, dave obrien, guy usher bela lugosi, john t.
Also known as killer bats, the film earned a sequel five years later devil bats. Paul carruthers is a scientist who designed a perfume for a company, then sold off his shares. It has been said that lugosi took every role seriously, no matter. Not an official trailer for the devil bat but one look and you can easily make up your mind if you want to see it. Noone 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. Jan 24, 2012 the story involves a small town cosmetic company chemist lugosi who is upset at his wealthy employers, because he feels they have denied him his due share of company success. The devil bat cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. I think i was impressed by the opening when he was enlarging the bat. Remastered edition on bluray 738329119225 from kino video. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the devil bat. Customers who bought this item also bought these digital items. Being a bela lugosi fan, i always look forward to the time i spend watching his movies. The movie is actually more of a mad scientist mystery than a horror movie. The devil bat 1940 121940 us crime, horror, mystery 1h 8m user score.
Nevertheless, the film has a certain oldtimey charm, helped tremendously by a funny bela lugosi, who sends a giant killer bat to off the people wearing his new aftershave. I mean when a giant rubber bat out acts the supporting cast. Directed by frank wisbar, who also did the much better strangler of the swamp 1946, the devil bat s daughter 1946 is supposed to be a sequel to the bela lugosiprc poverty row cheapie, devil bat 1940. The devil bat 1940 is lugosi at his otherworldly, menacing best in a role made to capitalize on his most famous, iconic performance as cinemas greatest vampire in tod brownings dracula 1931. Good printing elements for many prc films from this era can be tough, as most poverty row film libraries changed hands several times when companies folded and their films were sold to television.
Ver pelicula the devil bat en espanol gratis 1940 a 20170608t03. The devil bat is enjoyable given the limitations of the day. Made in 1940 it could almost pass for an ed wood film, but then it would require more plot. This lowbudget thriller, boosted by bela lugosi, was one of the biggest successes for the poverty row producers releasing corporation prc. A doctor invents a new after shave lotion which has the aroma that attracts an eagle sized bat which he also raised and created to kill who ever was wearing the lotion. Cinematography arthur martinelli film editor holbrook n.
The film stars bela lugosi along with suzanne kaaren. O morcego diabolico the devil bat, 1940 filme completo. Bela lugosi the evil professor leading people to believe is sad experiences but using them for his own puropse. Mar 15, 2015 being a bela lugosi fan, i always look forward to the time i spend watching his movies. He gains revenge by electrically enlarging bats and. The devil bat 1940 in anaglyph 3d complete film youtube. The devil bat is a 1940 blackandwhite american horror film produced by producers releasing corporation prc and directed by. Made by poverty row film maker prc, this was their first and most successful horror movie. After the war, the studio tried to recapture this success by producing an innameonly sequel, devil bats daughter 1946, and a virtual shotbyshot remake, the flying serpent 1946. After the production code forced the major studios to shy away from morbidity, violence, and the supernatural, bela lugosi dracula found refuge in a place where horror was not only allowed, but enjoying a lowbudget renaissance. The devil bat 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Watch trailers on movieclips top box office new for streaming.
Oct 31, 2019 bela lugosi e um cientista bem intencionado, enlouquecido por seus patroes gananciosos. Like many movies of the era, it wraps up in about two seconds, ending on a completely innocuous line of dialogue. I remember this film was the very first video i ever owned staring bela lugosi. A mad scientist develops an aftershave lotion that causes his gigantic bats to kill anyone who wears it. It isnt terrible, its just a typical low budget movie capitalizing on. Good in techicolour for the time 1943 than black and white. Dec, 2017 the devil bat is a 1940 blackandwhite american horror film produced by producers releasing corporation prc and directed by jean yarborough. Carruthers feels bitter at being betrayed by his employers, heath and morton, when they became rich as a result of a product he devised. The devil bat is a generic yet charming piece of classic horror, good for casual viewing. Kino classics bluray of the devil bat is a great restoration of this prc film from 1940. In the devil bat, lugosi stars as a scientist who commands a mutant bat to. The devil bat is one of those films i have found myself watching several times.
Lugosi is usually good in the majority of his movie roles. This is a post processed 3d version of the 1940 horror comedy film. The devil bat 1940 hes trained his brood of bloodhungry bats to kill on command. Soon after all, this film is only 108 minutes, lugosi gets his proper comeuppance. Devil bats daughter is a 1946 american horror film directed by frank wisbar.
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