The Vampire Bat (1933) on Netflix
Passed19331h 5mDramaHorrorMysteryRomanceSci-Fi
In the village of Kleinschloss, bodies are found drained of blood. Inspector Karl Brettschneider is skeptical of the vampire talk, and suspicion settles on Herman Gleib, who keeps bats.
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Plot summary
Deaths from blood loss trouble the village of Kleinschloss, where the town fathers believe vampirism has returned and police inspector Karl Brettschneider does not. Dr. Otto von Niemann treats Martha Mueller, a patient attacked by a bat, and on the road home he meets Kringen, who says the vampire came to him as a bat. Kringen, encouraged by von Niemann, tells the villagers he suspects Hermann Gleib, who keeps bats as pets, and the fear spreads. Von Niemann's house also shelters Brettschneider's love Ruth Bertin, her aunt Gussie Schnappmann, and the servants Emil Borst and Georgiana. Martha Mueller dies that night, two puncture wounds in her neck, and Hermann flees the room screaming.
Cast
- Harrison Greeneas Weingarten
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Vampire Bat (1933)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Majestic made The Vampire Bat look almost as good as any Universal Pictures horror film by leasing James Whale's leftover "German Village" sets from Frankenstein and interiors from The Old Dark House, plus shooting at Bronson Caves.
- Poverty row studio Majestic Pictures Inc. contracted Fay Wray and Lionel Atwill for The Vampire Bat to exploit advance press from their Warner Bros. film Mystery of the Wax Museum, which had a lengthy post-production.
