The Bat

The Bat

When it flies... someone dies!

1959 · 80 min · ★ 5.9 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Crime

Mystery writer Cornelia Van Gorder has rented a country house called "The Oaks", which not long ago was the scene of some murders committed by a strange and violent criminal known as "The Bat". Meanwhile, the house's owner, bank president John Fleming, has recently embezzled one million dollars in securities and has hidden the proceeds in the house, but is killed before he can retrieve it.

Directed by Crane Wilbur · Written by Crane Wilbur

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Vincent Price Dr. Malcolm Wells
Agnes Moorehead Cornelia van Gorder
Gavin Gordon Lt. Andy Anderson
John Sutton Warner, the Chauffeur
Lenita Lane Lizzie Allen
Elaine Edwards Dale Bailey
Darla Hood Judy Hollander
John Bryant Mark Fleming
Harvey Stephens John Fleming
Mike Steele Victor Bailey
Riza Royce Jane Patterson
Robert B. Williams Detective Davenport

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