Great example of a “just OK” film.
Good cast, but mediocre script.
The Bat
When it flies... someone dies!
Rating
2.5 (1)
Release Date
8/9/1959Runtime
80 minsOverview
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.
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A delightfully creaky old-dark-house mystery where a mystery writer and her amateur detective instincts become entangled with an actual killer lurking in the shadows. It's the kind of film that trusts atmosphere and the thrill of not knowing where danger will strike next.
Mood
TenseUnsettlingDread-soaked
Themes
CrimeObsession
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
Black and whiteHigh-contrast
Structure
Single location
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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