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The Devil Bat

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

Dr. Paul Carruthers is frustrated because he thinks his employers, Mary Heath and Henry Morton, have cheated him out of the company's profits. He decides to get revenge by altering bats to grow twice their normal size and training them to attack when they smell a perfume of his own making. He mixes the perfume into a lotion, which he offers as a gift to Mary and Henry. When they turn up dead, a newspaper reporter decides to investigate.

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Year 1940
Country United States of America
Genre Horror, Science Fiction, Crime
Director Jean Yarbrough
Runtime 68 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.3/10 (85 votes)

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The Devil Bat is an acquired taste at 5.3/10. We recommend checking the trailer and synopsis before diving in.

Not every film is made for everyone. Read the synopsis, watch the trailer — you'll know right away if it's for you.

A classic from 1940. They don't make them like this anymore — which is exactly why you should watch it. Best for: genre fans and those open to something unconventional.

— MovieFinder Editorial

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