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THE VAMPIRE BAT (1933). Poverty Row thriller that is actually pretty good. A series of Vampire-like killings are affecting a small village and naturally, Blame falls on the Village Idiot (A great Dwight Frye as Renfield quadrupled)who enjoys playing with bats. After his demise (quite sadistic and harrowing), the murders still continue.
Very low budget with almost insufferable Comic relief, this still is an entertaining little flick with a great cast ; Melvyn Douglas (THE OLD DARK HOUSE, HUD), Lionel Atwill, Robert Frasier (WHITE ZOMBIE), Fay Wray (KING KONG, DR X-looking lovely in this and no screaming either) and Lionel Belmore (FRANKENSTEIN). A lot of recognizable sets from Universal films and Bronson Canyon that was used in many films, especially of a Sci-Fi nature. ***
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