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The Devil Bat is a american film of genre Science fiction directed by Jean Yarbrough released in USA on 13 december 1940 with Bela Lugosi
The Devil Bat (1940)
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Add to a movie listThe Devil Bat (1940) is a black-and-white comedy-horror movie produced by Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC) and directed by Jean Yarbrough. The film stars horror actor Bela Lugosi, along with Suzanne Kaaren, Guy Usher, Yolande Mallott, and the comic team of Dave O'Brien and Donald Kerr as the protagonists. The film later had a 1946 sequel titled Devil Bat's Daughter.
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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. To get revenge, he breeds giant bats. He then conditions them to kill those wearing a special after-shave lotion he has concocted. He cleverly distributes the lotion to his enemies as a "test" product.Actors
Bela Lugosi
(Dr. Paul Carruthers)
Suzanne Kaaren
(Mary Heath)
Dave O'Brien
(Johnny Layton)
Yolande Donlan
(Maxine)
Guy Usher
(Henry Morton)
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