The Devil Bat

The Devil Bat (1940) — crime, horror, science-fiction film. Directed by Jean Yarbrough. Starring Bela Lugosi, Suzanne Kaaren, Dave O'Brien, Guy Usher. This page maps 4 characters and 4 relationships between them as an interactive character network.

The Devil Bat (1940) Poster

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Story Analysis

A resentful chemist turns enlarged bats and a pungent aftershave into instruments of revenge, until a reporter uses the method against him.

Crime, Horror, Science Fiction · 5.3/10 · 68 min · 1940

Credits

Director

Jean Yarbrough
Cast

as Dr. Paul Carruthers

Bela Lugosi
Cast

as Mary Heath

Suzanne Kaaren
Cast

as Johnny Layton

Dave O'Brien
Cast

as Henry Morton

Guy Usher
Cast

as Maxine

Yolande Donlan
Cast

as 'One-Shot' McGuire

Donald Kerr
Cast

as Martin Heath

Edmund Mortimer
Cast

as Don Morton

Gene O'Donnell
Cast

as Tommy Heath

Alan Baldwin
Cast

as Roy Heath

John Ellis
Cast

as Joe McGinty

Arthur Q. Bryan
Cast

as Chief Wilkins

Hal Price

Universe & Franchise Timeline

The Devil Bat Collection — Watch Order · Character Knowledge Graph

The Devil Bat is title 1 of 2 in the The Devil Bat Collection release order. Next: Devil Bat's Daughter (1946).

Related Movies & Series

Devil Bat's Daughter (1946) — Spin-off
The Devil Bat (1940) — Universe Link

Videos

The Devil Bat 1940 Trailer

Images

Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q3520610), public domain (CC0).