The Bat (1959)
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.
Director:
Crane Wilbur
Writer:
Crane Wilbur
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Vincent Price as Dr. Malcolm Wells |
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Agnes Moorehead as Cornelia van Gorder |
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Gavin Gordon as Lt. Andy Anderson |
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John Sutton as Warner, the Chauffeur |
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Lenita Lane as Lizzie Allen |
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Elaine Edwards as Dale Bailey |
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Darla Hood as Judy Hollander |
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John Bryant as Mark Fleming |
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Harvey Stephens as John Fleming |
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Mike Steele as Victor Bailey |
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Riza Royce as Jane Patterson |
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Robert B. Williams as Detective Davenport |
| Directing | Crane Wilbur | Director |
| Writing | Avery Hopwood | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Mary Roberts Rinehart | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Crane Wilbur | Screenplay |
| Writing | Crane Wilbur | Screenstory |
| Production | C.J. Tevlin | Producer |
| Sound | Louis Forbes | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Joseph F. Biroc | Director of Photography |
| Art | Dave Milton | Art Direction |
| Art | Rudy Butler | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kiva Hoffman | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | William Austin | Editor |
| Camera | Harry Lewis | Grip |
| Directing | Cliff P. Broughton | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Arthur M. Broidy | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Charles G. Schelling | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Neil Brunnenkant | Music Editor |