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".
Not for laughs, tears or romance.
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Vincent PriceDr. Malcolm Wells
Agnes MooreheadCornelia van Gorder
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John SuttonWarner, the Chauffeur
Lenita LaneLizzie Allen
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Darla HoodJudy Hollander
John BryantMark Fleming
Harvey StephensJohn Fleming
Riza RoyceJane Patterson
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GoodWatch score 72
GoodWatch score 63
GoodWatch score 78
GoodWatch score 71
GoodWatch score 70
GoodWatch score 68
GoodWatch score 62August 9, 1959 · 1 h 20 min · Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Cool Old Lady, Red Herring, Antagonist Title +9
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In the United States, The Bat streams on Prime, fuboTV, MGM+, YouTube TV, and Night Flight+, and it is free with ads on Plex, Philo, The Roku, Kanopy, Hoopla, Pluto TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Public Domain Movies, Fawesome, Cineverse, Xumo Play, Tubi TV, Filmtap, and Amazon MX Player. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, and Bloodstream. It also streams in 138 other countries.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 36 (IMDb 6.1 and Rotten Tomatoes 17%). Audiences rate it higher (54 out of 100) than critics (17).
Not much for a horror movie: scares are rated 5 of 10 and tension 6.
Mostly plot-driven: mystery (10 of 10) and intrigue (8 of 10) carry it more than its characters do.
TV Tropes lists 31 tropes for it, including Cool Old Lady, Red Herring, and Antagonist Title.
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