Review of The Devil Bat (1940) by Jennifer M — 08 Dec 2006

What a nice night for a campy movie straight from the pawn shop.

This review of The Devil Bat (1940) was written by Jennifer M on 08 Dec 2006.

The Devil Bat has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Brian B (2,161) on 17 Jan 2009

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This must be the bat's night off A scientist that has specialized in making fragrances for a perfume company is fed up with the lack of credit…

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By Private U (13,627) on 06 Jun 2007

I LOVE this movie. You get to love Lugosi's character so much that you don't want to see him get caught or foiled…

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Funniest part... The guy applies aftershave, touches his jacket and then shakes his hand when he leaves…

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Entertaining and the plot is rather interesting. It has a nice cast and fun characters and a decent ending…

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