Revenge horror has too long been a mans game, so we should. Made by poverty row film maker prc, this was their first and most successful horror movie. The devil bat is a 1940 blackandwhite american horror film produced by producers releasing corporation prc and directed by jean yarborough. And the mark of this lowerechelon poverty row studio is all over the devil bat.
Paul carruthers bela lugosi is frustrated because he thinks his employers, mary heath suzanne kaaren and henry morton guy. A village chemist bela lugosi is training a group of oversized bats to get revenge on his business partners. The devil bat is one of those films i have found myself watching several times. Vampire revenge in flemish, revenge of the vampire in french. Color from the dark is set against the backdrop of the intense world war ii of the 1940s. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today. 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. 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. Revenge of the devil bat by ted moehring geloscht kickstarter. In the devil bat, lugosi stars as a scientist who commands a mutant. Paul carruthers is a scientist who designed a perfume for a company, then sold off his shares. The devil bat is a 1940 blackandwhite american horror film produced by producers. Starring legendary horror icon bela lugosi as a mad scientist bent on twisted revenge, the film can be quite silly at times, but lugosis performances keeps things afloat.
However despite the so bad its good nature of this film, viewers need to resign themselves. Paul carruthers is bitter and out for vengeance against the owners of the perfume company for which he works. 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. I mean, not many movie mad scientists are actually disgruntled employees of a cosmetics company. In its brazilian theatrical run, it was called the return of dracula, presumably because it stars bela lugosi. The effects are clunky, with fake looking bats that either glide around like. That sense of empathy is also present in his earlier movies, like the devils backbone.
The towns leading citizen becomes a homicidal maniac after his wife deserts him. Staring edmund mortimer, suzanne kaaren, john ellis and hal price. Revenge of the devil bat is a modern day sequel to the popular 1940s bela lugosi movie the devil bat. Embittered and insulted, he seeks revenge and develops a system in which ordinary bats are enlarged to massive size, training them to be drawn to a new. Revenge of the devil bat is a modern day sequel to the popular 1940s bela lugosi movie. Carruthers lugosi absurdly complicated plot for revenge against his employers. It is the fourth film adaptation of the story, which began as a 1908 novel the circular staircase by mary roberts rinehart, which she later adapted with avery hopwood into the 1920 play the bat. Revenge of the devil bat is a modernday sequel to the popular 1940s bela lugosi movie the devil bat. But really, the funniest and most entertaining thing about devil bat is dr. A sequel to the film is currently in production called revenge of the devil bat. Remastered edition on bluray 738329119225 from kino video. Remastered edition after the production code frced 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.
She is the younger sister of lucia and is plagued with serious mental issues. Aug 22, 2014 bela lugosi stars as a wellmeaning scientist who is driven mad by his greedy bosses. The thursday horror picture show will screen bride of the monster and the devil bat thursday, nov. Paul carruthers, portrayed by bela lugosi in the first devil bat. With bela lugosi, suzanne kaaren, dave obrien, guy usher. In this film, nina is the daughter of the notorious dr.
Carruthers feels bitter at being betrayed by his employers, heath and morton, when they became rich as a result of a product he devised. The story is silly to us now, but quite engaging and entertaining all the same. The film stars horror actor bela lugosi, along with. May 26, 2014 the devil bat 1940 is a blackandwhite comedyhorror movie produced by producers releasing corporation prc and directed by jean yarbrough. The acting is gleefully melodramatic, with lugosi running overthetop circles round the rest of the cast. However, despite coming from one of the poverty row studios, this is a film worth watching. The first film version of the play was the 1926 american silent film the bat. The streaming platform offers thrillers and horror films of all kinds. A mad scientist develops an aftershave lotion that causes his gigantic bats to kill anyone who wears it. The spirit of the crow resurrects another man seeking revenge for the murder of his son. 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 discovered, which he gets his victims to apply before going. Find release information for the devil bat 1940 edward d. Revenge of the devil bat is a modern day sequel to the. Apr 01, 2016 here we get one of devil bats daughters few tenuous attempts at linking to its predecessor, as ninas nightmares take the form of hazy but unmistakable excerpts from the devil bat namely, the giant bat attacks that help make that film so goofily enjoyable.
The acting is gleefully melodramatic, with lugosi running over the top circles round the rest of the cast. Full horror movie colour from the dark video dailymotion. 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. Bela lugosi was in several popular films throughout the 1940s.
All of them live humble lives and till the soil like poor farmers. Jan 8, 2019 movie posters for some of the films now streaming on our roku. Kino classics bluray of the devil bat is a great restoration of this prc film from 1940. A scientist, aided by an old hag and her two sons, kills virginal brides, steals their bodies, and extracts gland fluid to keep his ancient wife alive and young. The devil bat is a 1940 scifi horror film, directed by jean yarborough and starring bela lugosi. 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. Bela lugosi, a scientist, seeks revenge by breeding a race of devil bats to do his sinister bidding. Bela lugosi stars as a wellmeaning scientist who is driven mad by his greedy bosses. Paul carruthers, the crazed scientist who allegedly created a species of giant killer bats. The movie is actually more of a mad scientist mystery than a horror movie. Revenge of the devil bat is also a homage to poverty row horror movies like the ones from prc and monogram studios. Check out lugosi as he prepares the first bat for zapping in the lab. Cinematography arthur martinelli film editor holbrook n. With rochelle davis, ruby larocca, conrad brooks, george stover.
Summaries revenge of the devil bat is a modern day sequel to the popular 1940s bela lugosi movie the devil bat. An egyptologist returns from the dead to take revenge on those who have. Not much is known of the plot as of yet, but it is advertised as a modern day sequel to the popular 1940s bela lugosi movie. As it stands, the devil bat is a grim forewarning of the rest of belas career. Also known as killer bats, the film earned a sequel five years later devil bats. Dec, 2017 the devil bat is a 1940 blackandwhite american horror film produced by producers releasing corporation prc and directed by jean yarborough. Demon marcin wrona directed this unforgettable polish film about a possible.
The 40 best horror movies on shudder april 2020 vulture. Oct 31, 2012 the devil bat is a lowbudget effort, and i admit its a bit goofy. We are introduced to lucia and pietro who stay with alice in a secluded farm. Production costs were controlled by using footage over and over, in some cases, as in the bat flying scenes. The devil bat bela lugosi movie poster 1940 horror movie posters. Beat the devil is a 1953 film directed by john huston, cowritten by huston and truman capote, starring humphrey bogart, jennifer jones, and gina lollobrigida in her englishlanguage film debut billy dannreuther bogart was at one point wealthy, having once owned an italian villa and a restaurant, but he lost his fortune for reasons that are unexplained. This cosmetics company made his partners a fortune. Starring gary kent, lynn lowry, dick dyszel, george stover, conrad brooks, ruby larocca and john link. One of his more popular films after dracula was a film called the devil bat 1940, which is about a mad scientist who develops an aftershave lotion that causes his gigantic bats to kill anyone who wears it. It isnt terrible, its just a typical low budget movie capitalizing on bella lugosis name. The effects are clunky, with fake looking bats that either glide around like a childs kite or hang lifelessly from their perch. Veganism rant blaming bat eating virus making greedy bastards for his concert cancellations.
When corpses drained of blood begin to show up in a european village. In many of his movies, bela lugosi has bats in his belfry. Now, mary heaths dismissal of don morton is of course the cue for the introduction of the film s hero, and for the devil bat, which up until now has been nonstop fun, to become an exercise in pain. His invention of a shaving lotion has finally got popular but the benefits are only. Its the devil bat, a cheesy but comically entertaining lowbudget horror flick from a small period of time when bmovies were quite popular and mildly successful. Devil bats daughter 1946 and you call yourself a scientist. What are the best horror movies streaming on shudder. The shooting of the film began a little more than one week later. The bat is a 1959 american mystery film starring vincent price and agnes moorehead.
The devil bat 1940 is a blackandwhite comedyhorror movie produced by producers releasing corporation prc and directed by jean yarbrough. 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. 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 great bella lugosi in the not so great devil bat. Even as he takes diabolical pleasure in such a ludicrous premise, lugosi invests the character with an underlying sense of tragedy, a visionary genius out of step. Bride of the monster the devil bat mountain xpress. Also known as killer bats, the film earned a sequel five years later devil bats daughter. The night of the bats or nights of terror, depending on the version. The tednina romance upon which the plot turns is another aspect of devil bats daughter where the film is badly hurt by its brevity. Nov 23, 2010 the thursday horror picture show will screen bride of the monster and the devil bat thursday, nov. The film stars bela lugosi along with suzanne kaaren. Prc was known for shooting its films quickly and cheaply, but for endowing them with a plentiful amount of horror, and the devil bat established this modus operandi. Paul carruthers bela lugosi is frustrated because he thinks his employers, mary heath suzanne kaaren and henry morton guy usher, have cheated him out of the company.
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