The Bat (1959)

The Evolution of Vincent Price (137 movies items)

"as: Dr. Malcolm Wells "

Movies I've Watched in 2024 (So Far) (145 movies items)

"Watched on: January 19th, 2024. Loved this one! "

Enjoyable, if not great

“I saw The Bat mainly for one of my favourite actors Vincent Price. I found the film enjoyable on the most part. Some parts are a little too talky, the middle drags and the twist is revealed too early. However it is atmospherically shot and the house itself is amazing. There is also a haunting score, a suspenseful atmosphere that keeps things taut, crisp dialogue and a gimmicky but intriguing and fun, on the most part, story. Vincent Price is not in the film much but that doesn't stop him from stealing all his scenes seamlessly with his effortlessly charismatic and suave presence, his distinctive voice and droll delivery. Agnes Moorhead is even better in a terrific performance that is wonderfully crotchety with deliciously incredulous delivery of lines and body language. Overall, an enjoyab” read more

The Big Movie Watch List of 2021 (276 movies items)

"Mystery writer Cornelia Van Gorder has rented a country house called “The Oaks”, which not long ago was the scene of some murders committed by a strange and violent criminal known as “The Bat”. Meanwhile, the house’s owner, bank president John Fleming, has recently embezzled one million dollars in securities and has hidden the proceeds in the house, but is killed before he can retrieve it. Vincent Price made a lot of cheap but good movies in the 50's; unfortunately, this isn't one of "

Phoenix Feather's Movie Diary 2019 (659 movies items)

"(WATCHED: 17 August 2019)"