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The Vampire Bat
Why this pick
Its village panic, medical rationalism, and nocturnal attacks closely echo the old-fashioned mystery-horror texture of The Return of the Vampire.
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MOVIE1943 1h 9m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
During World War I, a vampire stalks London. His latest victim is admitted to the clinic of Lady Jane Ainsley (Frieda Inescort) and her colleague, Professor Walter Saunders (Gilbert Emery). They are baffled by what they regard as a severe case of anemia. The vampire infiltrates the clinic; unable to finish his previous victim, he preys on Prof. Saunders' granddaughter instead. Saunders comes to believe that both patients are victims of a vampire. He shows Lady Jane puncture marks on their necks.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Bela Lugosi
Armand Tesla
Nina Foch
Nicki Saunders
Roland Varno
John Ainsley
Matt Willis
Andreas Obry
Ottola Nesmith
Elsa Walter - Governess
Leslie Denison
Detective Lynch
William Austin
Detective Gannett
Frieda Inescort
Lady Jane Ainsley