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The Bat
1959
· Movie
· 80 min
D
MEANRANK
58/100
Every rating
A mysterious master criminal known as "The Bat" terrorizes a city. The plot thickens when a wealthy man is murdered in a secluded mansion, trapping a group of guests and servants inside with the killer among them. As a storm rages outside, they must uncover the murderer's identity before they become the next victims.
Details
- Director
- Crane Wilbur
- Writer
- Crane Wilbur
- Based on
- a work by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Studio
- Liberty Pictures
- Released
- 9 August 1959
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 80 min
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