The Bat

"When it flies... someone dies!"

Aug 9 1959 Approved 1h 20m
Horror, Mystery, Thriller

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.

Plot

Mystery writer Cornelia Van Gorder has rented a country house called "The Oaks", which not long ago had been 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 he is killed before he can retrieve the money. Thus the lonely country house soon becomes the site of many mysterious and dangerous activities.

Written by

Crane Wilbur, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Avery Hopwood

Directed by

Crane Wilbur

Cast

Vincent Price, Agnes Moorehead, Gavin Gordon

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Liberty Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
The Bat - 1959 Trailer
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