The Vampire Bat (1933 film)

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The Vampire Bat (1933 film) is a 1930s American horror movie featuring Fay Wray in a story about mysterious deaths in a small European village blamed on vampirism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
black-and-white film
film
horror film
basedOn an original screenplay
blackAndWhite true
cinematographyBy Sidney Hickox
countryOfOrigin United States
decadeOfRelease 1930s
director Frank R. Strayer
distributor Majestic Pictures
editedBy Otto Meyer NERFINISHED
era Pre-Code Hollywood
featuresCreature bats
featuresInvestigationBy police inspector Karl Brettschneider
filmingLocation United States
genre horror
mystery film
hasAlternativeTitle The Vampire Bat
hasTheme mob hysteria
pseudo-science
vampirism
hasVillain Dr. Otto von Niemann
homeMedia public domain releases on various video formats
mainCharacter Dr. Otto von Niemann
Karl Brettschneider
Ruth Bertin
musicBy Arthur Kay
narrativeFocus investigation of unexplained deaths blamed on a vampire
notableFor featuring Fay Wray in an early 1930s horror role
originalLanguage English
partOf American 1930s horror cinema
plotSummary Villagers in a small European town suspect vampirism when mysterious blood-draining deaths occur.
producer Phil Goldstone
productionCompany Majestic Pictures
releaseDate January 16, 1933
releaseYear 1933
runtimeMinutes 63
setIn a small European village
soundFilm true
starring Dwight Frye
Fay Wray
George E. Stone
Lionel Atwill
Maude Eburne
Melvyn Douglas
timePeriodOfSetting contemporary to early 1930s
writer Edward T. Lowe Jr.

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Fay Wray notableWork The Vampire Bat (1933 film)
subject linked to: Vina Wray
Maude Eburne performedIn film "The Vampire Bat" (1933)
linked to: The Vampire Bat (1933 film)