The Bat (1959) | Directed by Crane Wilbur - Full Movie

A crazed killer known as "The Bat" is on the loose in a mansion full of people.

The Bat is a 1959 American mystery film starring Vincent Price and Agnes Moorehead. It is the fourth film adaptation of the story, which began as a 1908 novel The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart, which she later adapted (with Avery Hopwood) into the 1920 play The Bat. The first film version of the play was the 1926 American silent film The Bat. The film version was adapted by playwright Crane Wilbur, who also directed.

The Bat was distributed in 1959 on a double bill with the British Hammer film The Mummy. Now in the public domain, The Bat is available for online download.

Directed by: Crane Wilbur
Written by: Crane Wilbur (screen story and screenplay)
Based on The Circular Staircase (1908 novel) by Mary Roberts Rinehart and The Bat (1920 play) by Mary Roberts Rinehart, Avery Hopwood
Produced by: C.J. Tevlin
Starring: Vincent Price, Agnes Moorehead, Darla Hood
Cinematography: Joseph F. Biroc
Edited by: William Austin
Music by: Louis Forbes
Production company: Liberty Pictures
Distributed by: Allied Artists
Release date: August 9, 1959 (US)
Running time: 80 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English