The Bat (1959)
- Directed by
- Crane Wilbur
- Genre
- horror film, mystery film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 138 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A mysterious criminal known as the Bat terrorizes a group of people staying in a secluded mansion. A writer and a doctor work to uncover the identity of the villain.
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What happens
The Bat is a 1959 American crime-mystery thriller starring Vincent Price and Agnes Moorehead. 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. The first film version of the play was the 1926 American silent film The Bat. The 1959 film version was adapted by playwright Crane Wilbur, who also directed it. The Bat wound up in December 1959 on a double bill with the British Hammer film The Mummy. Now in the public domain, The Bat is available for online download. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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