The Vampire Bat

1933
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1h 5m

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Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray in The Vampire Bat (1933)

When corpses drained of blood begin to show up in a European village, vampirism is suspected to be responsible.When corpses drained of blood begin to show up in a European village, vampirism is suspected to be responsible.When corpses drained of blood begin to show up in a European village, vampirism is suspected to be responsible.

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Lionel Atwill

Dr. Otto von Niemann

Fay Wray

Ruth Bertin

Melvyn Douglas

Karl Brettschneider

Maude Eburne

Aunt Gussie Schnappmann

George E. Stone

Kringen

Dwight Frye

Herman Gleib

Robert Frazer

Emil Borst

Rita Carlyle

Martha Mueller
(as Rita Carlisle)

Lionel Belmore

Bürgermeister Gustave Schoen

William V. Mong

Sauer

Stella Adams

Georgiana

Harrison Greene

Weingarten

Ted Billings

Townsman
(uncredited)

Fern Emmett

Gertrude
(uncredited)

William Humphrey

Dr. Haupt
(uncredited)

Paul Panzer

Townsman
(uncredited)

Carl Stockdale

Schmidt - Morgue Keeper
(uncredited)

Paul Weigel

Dr. Holdstadt
(uncredited)

Director
- Frank R. Strayer
Writer
- Edward T. Lowe Jr.
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Trivia
To keep production costs down, low-budget studio Majestic Pictures filmed at night on Universal's European village set, which was used for Frankenstein (1931). The interior of Lionel Atwill's house is the set from Une soirée étrange (1932).

Goofs
[Spanish dubbed version] In the original version, when Herman encounters Aunt Gussie, he hides behind a bush and does a "meow" which draws Aunt Gussie to the bushes looking for the cat. In the Spanish dubbed version, they neglected to put in the "meow" so there is no motivation for Aunt Gussie to go to the bushes.

Quotes
Karl Brettschneider: I don't mind admitting that I'm up a tree. Stumped!

Alternate versions
When originally released theatrically in the UK, the BBFC made cuts to secure a 'A' rating. All cuts were waived in 1993 when the film was granted a 'PG' certificate for home video.

Connections
Edited into Haunted Hollywood: The Vampire Bat (2016)

Soundtracks
Stealthy Footsteps
(uncredited)
Music by Charles Dunworth
[main title music]

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7/10

Underrated Creepy Little Gem

Dwight Frye steals the show in this one as a foolish young man(who seems to be mentally handicapped) who gets himself blamed for vampire-like murders especially after he reveals his love for bats which he likes to stroke and give to unsuspecting friends as 'gifts'!. Besides all of that, there's an entertaining mystery tale involving the above mentioned murders. Underrated.