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A mad scientist develops an aftershave lotion that causes his gigantic bats to kill anyone who wears it.A mad scientist develops an aftershave lotion that causes his gigantic bats to kill anyone who wears it.A mad scientist develops an aftershave lotion that causes his gigantic bats to kill anyone who wears it.
Yolande Donlan
- Maxine
- (as Yolande Mallott)
Edmund Mortimer
- Martin Heath
- (as Edward Mortimer)
Billy Griffith
- Coroner
- (scenes deleted)
Wally Rairden
- Walter King
- (as Wally Rairdon)
Hulusi Kentmen
- Dr. Professor David
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThis low-budget thriller, boosted by Bela Lugosi, was one of the biggest successes for the poverty row Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC). After the war, the studio tried to recapture this success by producing an in-name-only sequel, Devil Bat's Daughter (1946), and a virtual shot-by-shot remake, The Flying Serpent (1946).
- GoofsWhen the reporter wrestles the doctor to the ground near the end of the film, their feet clearly wrinkle the fake grass on the set.
- Quotes
Dr. Paul Carruthers: Now, rub it on the tender part of your neck.
- Crazy credits[Prologue] All Heathville loved Paul Carruthers, their kindly village doctor. No one suspected that in his home laboratory on a hillside overlooking the magnificent estate of Martin Heath, the doctor found time to conduct certain private experiments -- weird, terrifying experiments.
- Alternate versionsAlso available in a colorized version.
- ConnectionsEdited into Devil Bat's Daughter (1946)
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This is one of the poverty-row pictures from Bela's history. The plot is an important lesson in avoiding passive-aggression. Bela plays a brilliant chemist who creates a formula, then sells it to his bosses for $10,000. The company proceeds to make a mint, and decides to give him another $5,000 bonus to express their thanks. Lugosi decides this isn't enough, but, even though they're very friendly and approachable, he doesn't ask them for more. Instead, he goes back to his lab and creates a giant maniacal bat that kills everyone wearing after-shave. Now, I ask you, how is that going to solve anything? Even assuming that he could kill off the whole of the family that wronged him, and that he could get away with it, he'd still be poor. Anyway, I like Lugosi in this one pretty well, partly because he balances his "friendly Dr. Caruthers" and his Mad Scientist pretty nicely. Dave O'Brien as the unethical but honest reporter is fun to watch as well.
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- Runtime1 hour 8 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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