The Bat
Summary:
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" ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Vincent Price - (Dr. Malcolm Wells)
Agnes Moorehead - (Cornelia Van Gorder)
Gavin Gordon - (Lt. Anderson)
John Sutton - (Warner)
Lenita Lane - (Lizzie Allen)
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Review:
Despite the title and the presence of horror-meister Vincent Price, The Bat is actually a murder mystery rather than a horror film. While it's all done in a by-the-numbers manner, there's more than enough here to entertain whodunit fans. Those looking for deep meaning or surprising characterization will need to look elsewhere; the plot takes ... Continue >>
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