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The Devil Bat poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 59.5 / 100
1940·Horror / Sci-Fi / Science Fiction·1h 8m

THE DEVIL BAT

“He's Trained His Brood of Blood-Hungry Bats to Kill on Command!”

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.

Above the Line
Jean Yarbrough·DirectorJohn T. Neville·ScreenplayGeorge Bricker·Original StoryArthur Martinelli·Director of PhotographyFerrol Redd·Sound EngineerHolbrook N. Todd·Editor
Cast
Bela Lugosi·Dr. Paul CarruthersSuzanne Kaaren·Mary HeathDave O'Brien·Johnny LaytonGuy Usher·Henry MortonYolande Donlan·MaxineDonald Kerr·'One-Shot' McGuireEdmund Mortimer·Martin HeathGene O'Donnell·Don MortonAlan Baldwin·Tommy HeathJohn Ellis·Roy Heath
Full Crew
(11 credits)
Directing· 1
Jean Yarbrough·Director
Writing· 2
John T. Neville·ScreenplayGeorge Bricker·Original Story
Camera· 1
Arthur Martinelli·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Holbrook N. Todd·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Ferrol Redd·Sound EngineerDavid Chudnow·Music Director
Art & Design· 1
Paul Palmentola·Art Direction
Production· 3
Jack Gallagher·ProducerMelville De Lay·Production ManagerGuy V. Thayer Jr.·Associate Producer
By the Numbers
59.5
OF 100
Master Score
5.4
OF 10
IMDb
60%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Devil Bat's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#8A0D0D
#0D0D0D
#FFFFFF
Mood
Eerie, Suspenseful
Composition
Centered
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The poster features a man in a black fedora and dark coat, with a white shirt visible at his neck, looking directly forward with wide eyes. Behind him, two brow”

horror
Key Elements
Man's FedoraMan's CoatBats
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Urban
Design Score
6/10
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