The Bat, 1959

1959 film directed by Walter Crane

Starring Vincent Price and Agnes Moorehead

"When it flies, someone dies!"

Plot: Cornelia Van Gorder (Agnes Moorehead) is a mystery author who lives in a town terrorized by a mysterious murderer known only as "The Bat."

The Bat is said to be a man with no face who murders women at night by ripping out their throats with steel claws. Early in the film, The Bat entered Van Gorder's house and releases a bat, which bites Van Gorder's maid Lizzy (Lenita Lane). With Lizzy in a panic fearing she may now contracted "the rabies", an outbreak of which local papers have reported. Van Gorder calls her doctor, Dr. Malcolm Wells (Vincent Price) who is conducting research on bats." ~Wikipedia

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