The plot is pretty well laid out here already, so ill just say that the devil bat is one of the best bela lugosi povertyrow horrors. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i will reupload quick. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a. 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. Revenge of the devil bat winging its way to fans dread central. Carruthers and trained to attack and kill, with a chillingly unnatural scream, anyone wearing the.
One of the main reasons of my affection for the picture is that bela lugosi himself looks like hes really having fun with the material and his character, whom, im certain, he could genuinely relate to. 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. For the best experience please update your browser. It stars bela lugosi, suzanne kaaren, dave obrien, donald kerr and gary usher. Bela lugosi the evil professor leading people to believe is sad. 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. I own these movies on dvd, bluray and now streaming which i enjoy more.
The devil bat is a 1940 scifi horror film, directed by jean yarborough and starring bela lugosi. The devil bat is a 1940 blackandwhite american horror film produced by producers releasing corporation prc and directed by. Also known as killer bats, the film earned a sequel five years later devil bat s. The devil bat is a 1940 blackandwhite american horror film produced by producers. Witchstars stellastrega promo video federico sfasciadirected italian scifi. This bad 1940 b horror comedy from poverty row studio prc has an abysmal script, bad acting and a shoestring budget. Wood, jean yarbrough on allmovie this campy, entertaining cheapie from prc. 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. Pietro has a deformed knee because of which he has not. 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. 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. Bela lugosi may be the star of the devil bat, but its the devil bat itself that steals the show in the end. It was made for producers releasing corp prc in 1940.
There is a heathsville in illinois, but no heathville. The devil bat is enjoyable given the limitations of the day, like white zombie. The devil bat december sci fi films, cult movies, horror. 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 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. The socalled devil bat is just a big rubber mockup, except for several out of focus closeups showing what is clearly a fruiteating flying fox. However, despite coming from one of the poverty row studios, this is a film worth watching. The devil bat is a 1940 scifi horror film, directed by jean yarborough and starring bela lugosi dr. However, bela lugosi is what really makes this movie enjoyable. The devil bat is a 1940 blackandwhite american horror film produced by producers releasing corporation prc and directed by jean yarborough. Paul carruthers is a scientist who designed a perfume for a company, then sold off his shares. The devil bat is available for free download at the internet archive the devil bat at allmovie. Stupidly, he settled for a cash payment for the companys first product, even though they offered him a percentage of the profits, which turned out.
The devil bat 1941 aka killer bats all heathville loved paul carruthers, their kindly village doctor. She is the younger sister of lucia and is plagued with serious mental issues. A mad scientist develops an aftershave lotion that causes his gigantic bats to kill anyone who wears it. Of course, the bela lugosi referenced in this series is bela lugosi jr. Revenge of the devil bat by ted moehring geloscht kickstarter.
Devil bats daughter 1946 and you call yourself a scientist. Carruthers feels bitter at being betrayed by his employers, heath and morton, when they became rich as a result of a product he devised. Now with real evidence of the bat, their editor quickly welcomes them back. Neville, efter en historie af george bricker, og er instrueret af jean yarbrough. The devil bat is directed by jean yarbrough and written by george bricker and john t. Stupidly, he settled for a cash payment for the companys first product, even though they offered him a percentage of the profits, which turned out to be millions of dollars. 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.
A village chemist bela lugosi is training a group of oversized bats to get revenge on his business partners. The devil bat 1940 aka killer bats all heathville loved paul carruthers, their kindly village doctor. Paul carruthers of heathville, a deceptively genteel scientist who secretly harbors a murderous hatred for the wealthy local. Horror movie posters, horror films, billie whitelaw, halloween universal, donald pleasence, roger corman, doctor. The copy of the devil bat presented on this disc is the best ive ever seen it, and probably the best that a low budget horror film from 1940 is going to look.
Gallery of 12 movie poster and cover images for the devil bat 1940. In many of his movies, bela lugosi has bats in his belfry. Bela lugosi and dave obrien in the devil bat 1940 click to enlarge. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. Questa prodotto e grido in aruba il 28 maggio 1990 da reality pictures su proprio pubblicazione sullivan, camminato per categoria immagine imponente di 96. The devil bat is a lowbudget effort, and i admit its a bit goofy.
The devil bat 1940 the greatest show on earth 1952 devil woman 1973. Nov 14, 2014 color from the dark is set against the backdrop of the intense world war ii of the 1940s. All of them live humble lives and till the soil like poor farmers. Full horror movie colour from the dark video dailymotion. 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 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.
I think its as good, perhaps better than any of the titles in his monogram resume. This page was last edited on 4 february 2019, at 21. Dec, 2017 the devil bat is a 1940 blackandwhite american horror film produced by producers releasing corporation prc and directed by jean yarborough. The title and the main role seem to suggest a vampire flick, but it literally is about a bat a bat that has been enlarged by the literally mad scientist dr.
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. In the devil bat, lugosi stars as a scientist who commands a mutant bat to avenge himself upon his. The copy of the devil bat presented on this disc is the best ive ever seen it, and probably the best that a low budget horror film from 1940 is. There are newspaper references to peoria, springfield and chicago, so we can assume this is in illinois. 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. Oct 31, 2012 that night the bat attacks him, but johnny manages to shoot it down. The devil bat 1940 in film is a black andwhite comedy filmhorror film movie produced by producers releasing. But only in the devil bat does he really have bats in his belfry, or at least in the secret chamber behind his hidden laboratory. The film stars bela lugosi along with suzanne kaaren. 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 a particular perfume he has.
Despite its supposed descent from the 1940 bela lugosi antiepic the devil bat, there is nothing here that would allow this films classification as science fiction. Paul carruthers is bitter and out for vengeance against the owners of the perfume company for which he works. But caruthers isnt finished yet, creating a second devil bat and setting his sights on eliminating mary next. 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. She played carole landis maid in turnabout also 1940 and one of red skeltons concubines in dubarry was a lady 1942. A mad scientist develops an aftershave lotion that causes his. The socalled devil bat is just a big rubber mockup, except for several out of focus. Bela lugosi the evil professor leading people to believe is sad experiences.
The series takes place in tokyo, japan, where the members of deimon devil bats have the ambition to compete at the christmas bowl, the most important high school american football championship of the country. Aug 12, 2015 way back in 1940 the great bela lugosi starred in jean yarbroughs the devil bat, which told the story of a mad scientist who develops an aftershave lotion that causes his gigantic bats to kill. 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. We are introduced to lucia and pietro who stay with alice in a secluded farm. The devil bat 1940 in film is a blackandwhite comedy filmhorror film movie produced by producers releasing.
This cosmetics company made his partners a fortune. The so called devil bat is just a big rubber mockup, except for several out of focus. The devil bat 1940 horror, drama, scifi bela lugosi, suzanne kaaren. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. With bela lugosi, suzanne kaaren, dave obrien, guy usher. The best british short stories of 1922 by stacy aumonier et al. Although described as a sequel, prcs 1946 film devil bat s. 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 is one of those films i have found myself watching several times. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Straight out of poverty row is this prc production thats as bonkers as it is fun. The eyeshield 21 anime and manga series features an extensive cast of characters created by riichiro inagaki and yusuke murata.
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