Huma Bats Vampire Qtil Nies?

Il-Bat Vampire (1933) hija genre bending film (link affiljat) starring Lionel Atwill. Apparentement, it is a horror film but is actually more of a mystery. It would fall into the “B” movie category, film qasir maħsub li jkun l-appetizer għall-film prinċipali fuq kont doppja.

Majestic Pictures prodotta l-film, li kien ordnat mill Frank R. STRAYER. STRAYER primarjament tuża mis-en-xena li joħolqu l-atmosfera għall-film. Il-film jibda bil-watchman belt mixi permezz tal-lampa mixgħula toroq. The watchman looks up in a tree, li hija abitati minn friefet il-lejl. A scream is heard from a nearby street causing the bats to scatter.

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Still minn Il-Bat Vampire (1933)

STRAYER allura qatgħat lill-uffiċċju ta 'Burgermeister Gustave Schoen, where town leaders are discussing the recent murders. Schoen, kellha minn Lionel Belmore, reads from a 1643 town record about the hanging of a man convicted of vampirism. The record also states all bats were caught and killed. The Chief of Police dismisses the record and tells them strongly they are looking for a human being not a vampire or bat.

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Still mill-Bat Vampire (1933)

Il-Kap tal-Pulizija Karl Brettschnieder, played by Melvyn Douglas, huwa mgħejun fit-investigazzjoni tiegħu minn Dr. Otto Von Nieman, murija mill Lionel ATWILL. Von Nieman does not know what to think about the murders but believes people can transform into strange apparitions due to evil or illness. Assistent Von Nieman, il Ruth, played by Fay Wray, interess imħabba Karl. She would be King Kong’s love interest in the movie King Kong (1933) released in the same year as Il-Bat Vampire.

Il-persuna suspettata townspeople Herman Glieb, kellha minn Dwight Frye. Glieb keeps the bats as pets but Brettschnieder doubts Herman could hurt anyone. Glieb reinforces this impression, when he runs away screaming after the latest victim is found.

Despite it’s status as a “B” film, Strayer’s use of mise-en-scene to recreate the atmosphere of Dracula (1931) u Frankenstein (1931) makes this film a classic 1930s horror film. The acting of Lionel Atwill also helped. Il-film jibda madwar 65 minuti.

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