The Vampire Bat1933
“These are the TALONS of The Vampire Bat”
Directed by Frank R. Strayer
The premise
A German village is stricken by a series of murders that appear to be the work of vampires.
Horror Vault's take
When drained corpses begin turning up in a fog-shrouded German village, locals are quick to cry vampire — but the local police inspector isn't so sure. This pre-Code chiller blends old-world Gothic atmosphere with a probing skepticism about superstition, pitting rational minds against a terrified mob. Boasting a cast that includes Fay Wray fresh off her scream-queen ascent and the reliably unsettling Dwight Frye, The Vampire Bat delivers classic monster-era tension on a tight but atmospheric canvas.
Content: Mild Violence, Themes Of Murder And Death
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Cast
Lionel Atwill
Dr. Otto von Niemann
Fay Wray
Ruth Bertin
Melvyn Douglas
Karl Brettschneider
Maude Eburne
Aunt Gussie Schnappmann
George E. Stone
Kringen
Dwight Frye
Herman Gleib
Robert Frazer
Emil
Rita Carlyle
Martha
Lionel Belmore
Bürgermeister Gustave Schoen
William V. Mong
Sauer
Stella Adams
Georgiana
Harrison Greene
Weingarten
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