Movie

The Bat

1959 · 80 min

A creaky old-dark-house mystery that trades real scares for cozy suspense and theatrical charm.

Tagline: When it flies... someone dies!
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Eerie, tense, campy and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Mystery, crime, greed, deception
Content: Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
crime
greed
deception
fate
Places: single country house
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none