The devil bat 1940 upset for the lack of recognition he felt he deserves, a chemist decides to train giant bats to attack and kill those who have done him wrong. Bela lugosi is no vampire this time, but he sinks his teeth into the role of dr. The devil bats greatest legacy is showcasing bela lugosis limited range of characters and acting style. An after shave that attracts a killer bat what a hoot. Lugosis scheme includes giant bats and aftershave lotion which should be enough to pique any movie fans interest. It was their very first horror film and with the success of the devil bat would go on to make many more movies. The devil bat 1940 hes trained his brood of bloodhungry bats to kill on command. The devil bat in color bela always seems to be having a good time, especially when hes up to no good he targets the family that bought the rights to his popular shaving products, theyve made millions while he got diddlysquat. Theyre a sort of cinematic comfort food for me, films that, even if they arent the greatest, will undoubtedly contain at least one interesting performance. The devil bat 1940 posted on november 2, 2014 by don. The devil bat is directed by jean yarbrough and written by george bricker and john t. Heres one of the sons trying out belas newest creation, batbite cologne.
Carruthers feels bitter at being betrayed by his employers, heath and morton, when they became rich as a result of a product he devised. About a man wronged by his employer and creates a giant bat to avenge his tormentors and boy does he ever. These are a series of hand grenades used by the italian army during world war ii. However, bela lugosi is what really makes this movie enjoyable. The film stars bela lugosi along with suzanne kaaren. The devil bat 1940 in film is a blackandwhite comedy filmhorror film movie produced by producers releasing. Italian translation of devil the official collins englishitalian dictionary online. Whether once was enough lugosi had worked, and would work, at worse places or whether his deal with. This is one of the most fascinating movies i have ever seen. Devil bat s daughter is a 1946 american horror film directed by frank wisbar. Screeching giant bats flying all over the place scarring everyone it meets. Paul carruthers of heathville, a deceptively genteel scientist who secretly harbors a murderous hatred for the wealthy local. There are newspaper references to peoria, springfield and chicago, so we can assume this is in illinois.
The devil bat is a generic yet charming piece of classic horror, good for casual viewing. Carruthers feels bitter at being betrayed by his employers when they became rich as a result of a product he devised. 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. A mad scientist develops an aftershave lotion that causes his gigantic bats to kill anyone who wears it. Night of the living deadthe house of seven corpsesthe devil bat. Lugosi does this by use of a mammoth bat which kills if its subject is coated in lugosis toxic cologne. 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. Also known as killer bats, the film earned a sequel five years later devil bat s.
Seems he has a talent for developing new fragrances. Gallery of 12 movie poster and cover images for the devil bat 1940. The devil bat is a 1940 scifi horror film, directed by jean yarborough and starring bela lugosi dr. Stephen bissette on the devil bat 1940 stephen bissette, comics artist and instructor at the center for cartoon studies, introduces the 1940 horror classic. The devil bat was enough of a success to produce a sequel, the devil bats daughter 1946, which is almost entirely unrelated to this film. Carruthers bela lugosi is a well respected citizen of the town of heathville and has made the towns premiere. Prc producers releasing corporation released this classic bela lugosi, the devil bat, movie back in 1940. Jul 28, 2016 the devil bat preceded lugosis socalled monogram nine nine films the actor made for another poverty row house, monogram pictures, between 1941 and 44, when his career was seriously meandering. After reading the description of this movie there was no way i was going to miss it. Oct 15, 20 posted october 15, 20 by kristen lopez 6 comments on the devil bat 1940 1940s the devil bat 1940 kino classic continues to champion the underdog with their recent blurays, and while the devil bat isnt necessarily worthy of the bluray treatment, its heart is in the right place. The devil bat 1940 horror, drama, scifi bela lugosi, suzanne. Carruthers, busily developing very large nightflyers in his spare time, the better to take his revenge on those who have cheated him of the fruits of his more pedestrian labors.
A village chemist bela lugosi is training a group of oversized bats to get revenge on his business partners. Over 100,000 italian translations of english words and phrases. 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. It stars bela lugosi, suzanne kaaren, dave obrien, donald kerr and gary usher.
Many legends were born from its myterious construction and its singular design, with one large arch flanked by three smaller ones, inspired the works of. Paul carruthers is a scientist who designed a perfume for a company, then sold off his shares. 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. 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. 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. This cosmetics company made his partners a fortune. Italian translation of devil collins englishitalian. A cutaway shows us a listening carruthers having a good laugh at this, possibly not only because of the whole makingthedevilbat thing. The film stars the well known horror actor bela lugosi, along with suzanne kaaren, dave obrien, guy usher, yolande mallott, and donald kerr. He uses giant killer bats and a special aftershave that attracts them. This film is also notable for having bela lugosi in it.
Sharpfanged blood sucking death dives from midnight skies. 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. The devil bat 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This bad 1940 b horror comedy from poverty row studio prc has an abysmal script, bad acting and a shoestring budget. No one suspected that in his home, he found time to conduct certain private experiments weird terrifying experiments. 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. Kino classics has released the devil bat, the 1940 horror quickie from poverty rows producers releasing corporation, directed by jean yarbrough prcs scrupulous attention to production details results in his name being misspelled in the opening credits, and starring bela lugosi. They became prolific in their movie releases because they were able to produce movies quickly and. In this entertaining 1940 horror film, bela lugosi stars as dr.
Also known as killer bats, this flick features lugosi hellbent on revenge from people making profits on his inventions. Ted moehring deleted is raising funds for revenge of the devil bat on kickstarter. Revenge of the devil bat by ted moehring deleted kickstarter. The devil bat 1940 regional educational television network. The devil bat 1940 aka killer bats all heathville loved paul carruthers, their kindly village doctor. Ponte della maddalena or the devils bridge visit tuscany.
It is established that the devil bat attacks are targeted to certain scents, yet when lugosi marks his first victim by pouring the lotion into the mans hands and having him splash the lotion on his neck, he then shakes hands with him and immediately goes to release the bat which does not seem to mind the scent of the lotion on lugosis hand. He completely owns this movie giving a performance where hes just so delightfully twisted and. Also known as killer bats, the film earned a sequel five years later devil bats. 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. Information from its description page there is shown below. 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. 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 devil bat 1940 in film is a black andwhite comedy filmhorror film movie produced by producers releasing. The devil bat 1940 marks the only time that bela lugosi worked for prc pictures. Find release information for the devil bat 1940 edward d.
Bela lugosi the evil professor leading people to believe is sad. 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. 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. The devil bat 1940 this film is a tool showing how not to get conned by big business and if you do that you must use the most diabolical devices you can muster up in your musty laboratory. Carruthers and trained to attack and kill, with a chillingly unnatural scream, anyone wearing the. The devil bat 1940 and you call yourself a scientist. Paul carruthers is bitter and out for vengeance against the owners of the perfume company for which he works. They are offensive types of thin sheet metal construction mostly aluminum with allways impact fuzes. Paul carruthers, a researcher seeking revenge against his employers, whom he believes have cheated him.
The devil bat 1940 is a blackandwhite horror movie which was produced by producers releasing corporation prc and directed by jean yarbrough. 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. Paul carruthers who develops formulas for a cosmetic empire that makes two families their fortunes the heaths and the mortons, while he remains a measly worker in his lab. Pdf download step up chillers tales of terror stepup classic. He gains revenge by electrically enlarging bats and sending them out to kill his. Kino classic continues to champion the underdog with their recent blurays, and while the devil bat isnt necessarily worthy of the bluray treatment, its heart is in the right place. 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 a 1940 scifi horror film, directed by jean yarborough and starring bela lugosi.
Devil bats daughter 1946 and you call yourself a scientist. It is a sequel to the 1941 film the devil bat, with no returning cast members. There is a heathsville in illinois, but no heathville. Are all bats attracted to the scent of killer perfume. Bela has performed in several cheapo movies like this in his career, many say the devil bat was the beginning of this phase, but he always puts on an apicture performance in a zpicture product. 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. Apparently developed more or less simultaneously all have same numerical designation, mod. I agree with my sister dolly because when we were little we wouldnt go outside for weeks after seeing this scary movie. Made in 1940 it could almost pass for an ed wood film, but then it would require more plot. Revenge of the devil bat by ted moehring geloscht kickstarter. 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 companys profits. Find the monthly tcm movie schedule and programming guide and learn what classic movies will be shown on turner classic movies. 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.
Straight out of poverty row is this prc production thats as bonkers as it is fun. Directed by jean yarborough, the devil bat stars bela lugosi at his best as a scientist dr. Rarelust rare and selected movies from all genres free. The devil bat is a 1940 blackandwhite american horror film produced by producers releasing corporation prc and directed by jean yarborough. A child bride holds her husband at bay while flirting with a sexy italian farmer. Paul carruthers bela lugosi is frustrated because he thinks his employers, mary heath suzanne kaaren and henry. Lugosis performance in the devil bat an undeniably watchable caricature is echoed in those subsequent nine films. 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.
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