Interested in bringing the devil bat to your school or library. Lugosi does this by use of a mammoth bat which kills if its subject is coated in lugosis toxic cologne. In 1940, he appeared in the devil bat as part of a comedy team with donald kerr. Made by poverty row film maker prc, this was their first and most successful horror movie. In 1942, obrien starred in the movie serial captain midnight, and had the lead role in the western brand of the devil in 1944. I think whether one views it as a straightforward low budget horror movie from the time or as an unintended comedy, you should be able to get some kicks out of it. The devil bat 1940 full film prc producers releasing corporation released this classic bela lugosi, the devil bat, movie back in 1940. The devil bat 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Devil bats daughter is a 1946 american horror film directed by frank wisbar. So weird to see this film again after all these years. Yes, its the 1940 shocker the devil bat 1940 starring the maddest of mad scientists, the brooding bela lugosi as the seemingly kind doctor curruthers, attaching electrodes to the unlikeliest of.
These movies usually fall into the science fiction, fantasy andor horror genres. 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. Carruthers lugosi absurdly complicated plot for revenge against his employers. One of the best bela did for the poverty row studios like prc. Remastered edition on bluray 738329119225 from kino video. Le film the white gloves of the devil 1973 vostfr film complet.
They also appeared together in son of the navy 1940 and the man who walked alone 1945. The legendary horror icon, beloved and cherished for giving horror cinema one of the most indelible portrayals of the vampire dracula and introducing the world to the nowcliche hunchback in son of frankenstein, is shockingly up. 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. Also known as killer bats, the film earned a sequel five years later devil bat s.
The devil bat is a 1940 scifi horror film, directed by jean yarborough and starring bela lugosi dr. Bela lugosi plays a frankensteinlike mad scientist who creates a big mutant bat to carry out his bidding. 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 directed by jean yarbrough. 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. Now with real evidence of the bat, their editor quickly welcomes them back. For more classic horror, films, teasers, trailers and all original series make, sure you. One of the most enjoyable of these, the devil bat 1940, has recently been rescued from obscurity, restored, and released on bluray by kino lorber. Straight out of poverty row is this prc production thats as bonkers as it is fun. This bad 1940 b horror comedy from poverty row studio prc has an abysmal script, bad acting and a shoestring budget. This movie is not big on insight or scares, unless, perhaps, you were born in the 1920s, and the devil bat does not look even slightly realistic other than in its closeups, in which a real bat is used, but there is something charming about it all. A mad scientist develops an aftershave lotion that causes his gigantic bats to kill anyone. 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. He gains revenge by electrically enlarging bats and sending.
This is a list of monster movies, about such creatures as extraterrestrial aliens, giant animals, kaiju the japanese counterpart of giant animals, but they can also be machines and plants, mutants, supernatural creatures, or creatures from folklore, such as bigfoot or the loch ness monster. The movie is actually more of a mad scientist mystery than a horror movie. 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. The devil bat was directed by jean yarborough and stars legendary bela lugosi. The devil bat 1940 page 14 classic horror film board.
Members of the two families that own the company are now being killed off by attacks from a giant bat. The devil bat was really the beginning of the end of bela lugosi s serious acting career. The devil bat 1940 hes trained his brood of bloodhungry bats to kill on command. Subscribe if you would like to support me you can do so by using one of these affiliate links next time you purchase. Jun 15, 2017 le film the white gloves of the devil 1973 vostfr admin 20170615t04. I own these movies on dvd, bluray and now streaming which i enjoy more because i can setup my own monsterthon and do as lil work as possible setting it up. Hes probably not the best choice to do commentary on devil bat, bowery at midnight or other cheapies.
Bela lugosi, suzanne kaaren, david obrien a chemist feels betrayed by the company owners who have profited from his discoveries. The devil bat 1940 page 2 classic horror film board. The devil bat 1940 horror, drama, scifi bela lugosi, suzanne. 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. Lugosi also attempts to kill mary, but that doesnt go so well. 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. The devil bat 1940 page 5 classic horror film board. Island of doomed men 1940 68 min peter lorre full movie version. A reporter dave obrien johnny layton and a photographer, donald kerr oneshot mcguire assigned to the case immediately and for no apparent reason find themselves in love relationships with. She played carole landis maid in turnabout also 1940 and one of red skeltons concubines in dubarry was a. A mad scientist develops an aftershave lotion that causes his gigantic bats to kill anyone who wears it.
The original film is is the public domain and the 3d. Directed by jean yarborough, the devil bat stars bela lugosi at his best as a scientist dr. The devil bat is directed by jean yarbrough and written by george bricker and john t. The devil bat was one of my favorite digiview dollardvds that i picked up when walmart was selling them a couple of years ago. Devil bat s daughter is a 1946 american horror film directed by frank wisbar. Staring edmund mortimer, suzanne kaaren, john ellis and hal price. It is a sequel to the 1941 film the devil bat, with no returning cast members. The devil bat is a 1940 blackandwhite american horror film produced by producers releasing corporation prc and directed by jean yarborough. Many of these were incredibly low budget horror movies, crime films, scifi flicks, and horror comedies for poverty row studios like producers releasing corporation and monogram pictures. Soon after all, this film is only 108 minutes, lugosi gets his proper comeuppance.
The devil bat is one of those films i have found myself watching several times. Bela lugosi may be the star of the devil bat, but its the devil bat itself that steals the show in the end. 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. Her early credited roles include frenchy, the maid in the horror film the devil bat 1940, with bela lugosi, and other small roles often as similar frenchaccented maid characters. Bela lugosi in the devil bat 1940 bela lugosi and edmund mortimer in the. Creepy classics spotlight movie last weekend the devil bat 1940. It isnt terrible, its just a typical low budget movie capitalizing on bella lugosis name. He offers you a sample of a new shaving lotion with a strange, pungent odor. The devil bat 1940 horror, drama, scifi bela lugosi, suzanne kaaren, dave. The devil bat is a 1940 scifi horror film, directed by jean yarborough and starring bela lugosi. Especially bela walking through all those secret passage ways to get to his devil bat. Kino classics bluray of the devil bat is a great restoration of this prc film from 1940.
The devil bat 1940 horror, drama, scifi bela lugosi, suzanne kaaren. A mad doctor bela lugosi trains his big killer bats to attack anyone wearing a certain scent. Mar 15, 2015 being a bela lugosi fan, i always look forward to the time i spend watching his movies. The devil bat starring the great bela lugosi is a story of gigantic bats and lethal aftershave. Paul carruthers is a scientist who designed a perfume for a company, then sold off his shares.
It stars bela lugosi, suzanne kaaren, dave obrien, donald kerr and gary usher. The devil bat 1940 this film is a tool showing how not to get conned by big business and if you do that you must use the most diabolical devices you can muster up in your musty laboratory. And the mark of this lowerechelon poverty row studio is all over the devil bat. Drama, scifi movies fullhd best cinema tvseries videos online free watch. The director uses the same footage over and over and over again.
Due to its boxoffice success, the film was given both a 1945 rerelease doublebilled with man made monster 1941 and an innameonly sequel devil bats daughter 1946. The great bella lugosi in the not so great devil bat. Mark of the vampire 1935 audio commentary lionel barrymore, bela lugosi, carroll borland. The devil bat 1940 in anaglyph 3d complete film youtube. Prior to it, in films such as dark eyes of london, son of frankenstein, and even the gorilla, he was able to maintain his dignity, giving in son of frankenstein what may have been his best performance. Paul carruthers of heathville, a deceptively genteel scientist who secretly harbors a murderous hatred for the wealthy local. Having said that, the movie is still pretty entertaining and lugosi is good as always. Along for the ride were suzanne kaaren, yolande mallott, guy usher and the comedians donald kerr and dave obrien the devil bat would get a sequel in 1946 titled devil bat s daughter however, it really has absolutely nothing to do with the original film. Carruthers feels bitter at being betrayed by his employers, heath and morton, when they became rich as a result of a product he devised.
A village chemist bela lugosi is training a group of oversized bats to get revenge on his business partners. Lugosi has one of the most stupid motivations for revenge i have ever seen. Gallery of 12 movie poster and cover images for the devil bat 1940. This cosmetics company made his partners a fortune. This is a post processed 3d version of the 1940 horror comedy film. Only stuffy sam the eagle types will not find something about the devil bat to enjoy. The devil bat is enjoyable given the limitations of the day, like white zombie.
Instead of playing a vampire, he plays a mad scientist who experiments with bats. Anyone but a mad scientist would have slashed their tires, ruined their reputation, or god forbid, quit and got a better job. However, despite coming from one of the poverty row studios, this is a film worth watching. 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 devil bat 1940 journeys in classic film kino classic continues to champion the underdog with their recent blurays, and while the devil bat isnt necessarily worthy of the bluray treatment, its heart is in the right place. Carruthers, is driven mad by years of being cheated by his wealthy employers who have used his perfume formulas to get rich. By means of electrical stimulation, bela lugosi is making his bats grow larger than you ever thought possible. But really, the funniest and most entertaining thing about devil bat is dr. Horror film classics 2010 calendar 4 discs synergy entertainment. Made in 1940 it could almost pass for an ed wood film, but then it would require more plot. It was their very first horror film and with the success of the devil. Oct 31, 2012 that night the bat attacks him, but johnny manages to shoot it down. The devil bat is a lowbudget effort, and i admit its a bit goofy.
The devil bat is a film directed by jean yarbrough with bela lugosi, suzanne kaaren, dave obrien, guy usher, year. I didnt get to see this, or very many of the monograms or prcs, when i was a kid, and its nice to have classic horror films to see for the first time as an adult. The devil bat is a 1940 blackandwhite american horror film produced by producers releasing corporation prc and directed by. Watch bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla full movie. The devil bat was the first horror film made by the producers releasing company, a lowbudget indie, rebuilt from the failed producers distributing corporation. I realized that many of my nightmares over the years are a result of the images in this flick. The police are interestingly unhelpful in this film. 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. The devil bat 1940 fans of bela lugosi will not want to miss this one.
Also, those shots of the devil bat flying out the window and into the night. The devil bat 1940 aka killer bats all heathville loved paul carruthers, their kindly village doctor. The devil bat 1940 public domain full movie bela lugosi. Production costs were controlled by using footage over and over, in some cases, as in the bat flying scenes. He was in his late teens when bela died, so who knows how much he knows or is interested in the bulk of his fathers film career.
Staring bela lugosi in one of his most memorable mad scientist roles. To complete my weekend of spooky viewing, tomorrow night ill watch a great film. The film was directed by john huston, and starred humphrey bogart, jennifer jones and gina lollobrigida, and featured robert morley, peter lorre and bernard lee. Check out lugosi as he prepares the first bat for zapping in the lab. Like many movies of the era, it wraps up in about two seconds, ending on a completely innocuous line of dialogue. By means of electrical stimulation, bela lugosi is making his bats grow larger than you. The devil bat approved 1h 8min horror, scifi december 1940 usa a mad scientist develops an aftershave lotion that causes his gigantic bats to kill anyone who wears it. 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. Also known as killer bats, the film earned a sequel five years later devil bats daughter. The devil bat is a 1940 blackandwhite american horror film produced by producers. The unintentionally laughable scenes in the film occur when the bats leave dr. Seeking revenge upon the men, the chemist has bred a. But caruthers isnt finished yet, creating a second devil bat and setting his sights on eliminating mary next.