The Bat

The Bat

 Cast: Vincent Price
Vincent Price
, Agnes Moorehead
Agnes Moorehead
, Gavin Gordon
Gavin Gordon
, John Sutton
John Sutton
, Lenita Lane
Lenita Lane
The Bat

The Bat

 Cast: Vincent Price
Vincent Price
, Agnes Moorehead
Agnes Moorehead
, Gavin Gordon
Gavin Gordon
, John Sutton
John Sutton
, Lenita Lane
Lenita Lane

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Overview

This fourth film version of the Mary Roberts Rinehart-Avery Hopwood stage chestnut The Bat is so old-fashioned in its execution that one might suspect it was intended as "camp" (though that phrase wasn't in common usage in 1959). Agnes Moorehead plays mystery novelist Cornelia Van Gorder, whose remote mansion is the scene for all sorts of diabolical goings-on. The "maguffin" is a million dollars' worth of securities, hidden away somewhere in the huge and foreboding estate. Vincent Price is seen committing a murder early on-but he's not the film's principal villain. Others in the cast include Gavin Gordon as an overly diligent detective, and former Our Gang star Darla Hood as a murder victim. The Bat was adapted for the screen by its director Crane Wilbur, himself a prolific "old dark house" scenarist and playright.

Product Details

Release Date: 03/23/2021
UPC: 0191092933212
Original Release: 1959
Rating: NR
Source: Digicomtv
Language: English
Time: 1:19:00
Sales rank: 63,098

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Vincent Price Dr. Malcolm Wells
Agnes Moorehead Cornelia van Gorder
Gavin Gordon Lt. Andy Anderson
John Sutton Warner, the chauffeur
Lenita Lane Lizzie Allen
Elaine Edwards Dale Dailey
Darla Hood Judy Hollender
John Bryant Mark Fleming
Harvey Stephens Carter Fleming
Mike Steele Jack Bailey
Riza Royce Mrs. Patterson
Robert B. Williams Detective
William Janssen Clerk
Virginia Linden Customer
Louis Forbes Composer
Alvino Rey Composer

Technical Credits
Crane Wilbur Director,Screenwriter
C.J. Tevlin Producer
Mary Roberts Rinehart Screenwriter
Avery Hopwood Screenwriter
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