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A Balasaur Score of 49 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 17%. Audiences rate it 43 points higher than critics do. Most of the 78 1950s horror movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 20m. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Rotten Tomatoes17%
Audiences rate it 43 points higher than critics do.
139 audience votes
Key crew
- Crane WilburDirector
- Louis ForbesOriginal Music Composer
- Crane WilburScreenplay
Cast
- Vincent PriceDr. Malcolm Wells
- Agnes MooreheadCornelia van Gorder
- Gavin GordonLt. Andy Anderson
- John SuttonWarner, the Chauffeur
- Lenita LaneLizzie Allen
- Elaine EdwardsDale Bailey
- Darla HoodJudy Hollander
- John BryantMark Fleming
- Harvey StephensJohn Fleming
- Mike SteeleVictor Bailey
- Riza RoyceJane Patterson
- Robert B. WilliamsDetective Davenport
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Themes
amateur detectivebatblack and whiteseries of murdersold dark housedoctor patient relationshipmystery writerhidden loot