The Vampire Bat (1933) Fay Wray

Classic horror film and creature feature directed by Frank R. Strayer and written by Edward T. Lowe Jr. Starring Lionel Atwill and original "horror chick" Fay Wray.

[@BonnieMagpie]

86 years later, taking these flicks for granted on youtube. ...... not even a hundred years later.

[@leilaniwemheuer7029]

It's always good to watch these older movies.I wish we had more available.

[@musicalme27]

Poor Hermann. Mob rule and persecution killed him. This film from 1933 was very prescient of events that took place in Europe.

[@madaboutmonsters9957]

What a unique take on a vampire film!

[@pattyannhellums7319]

fay wray was beautiful, such a beauty with grace.

[@davidkrapf8416]

She was. And she played the PERFECT damsel-in-distress.

[@ricktherrien8235]

Awesome gotta watch this!! Fay Wray is one of my favourite actresses along with Barbara Steele she was a beautiful lady as well.

[@9284vr]

FYI, I commend the person who posted this movie (not sure when) but I just found a much clearer print posted recently by Cult Cinema Classics on youtube-see link below: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5TXgqqFa76MprM

[@robertstephens156]

"Says it. Not proves it". Great line.

[@buffalopatriot]

I’ve always loved this film. A terrific cast gathered from the four corners of Hollywood. My favorite of course being Dwight Frye.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

An apple for a nice soft bat! What a trade!

[@foxvienna1]

Dwight Frye fantastic in these type roles!

[@menendez-ghoul89]

Came here for Dwight Frye. 🥰

[@menendez-ghoul89]

Yes, Dwight Frye!

[@sclogse1]

"Bats good.They not hurt Herman!" Dwight Fry having a ball again. Fay was in all the good adventure films...and the camera loved her. Look for her in The Bowery, with George Raft and Victor McLaughlin, and Jackie Cooper here on youtube. Amazing film that only takes a few seconds to let you know what you're in for. Great production.

[@MrFletch821]

Edward T. Lowe, Jr was my Mom's uncle. He was a newspaper reporter in Nashville, TN for the Banner. He was offered a job to write 'scenarios' (screenplays) in 1912. Moved from Nashville to Chicago, where the movie business was originally located, then to Los Angeles. My Mom got to visit 'Uncle Ed' on the set of one of the films he wrote back in 1937. Got to meet a ton of movie actors. Among them were Lew Ayres and John Barrymore

[@denisejohnson2960]

There is a nice article in the Tennessean June 08, 1913, about your mom's and your uncle. It chronicles his start in Chicago and progress to Los Angeles.

[@jackiemarini3203]

🌹🌞💞🌻🌸🌺 Awesome 👍👍

[@gregorywellssr7857]

And your Great-Uncle was one of the greatest screenwriters to ever live.The writing in this ( and others) was absolute genius.

[@MrFletch821]

@@gregorywellssr7857, thanks. Mom has a scrapbook of her Uncle's screenplays showing his career in films. I have a program from the Nashville premier of 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' in my collection. He was a very talented guy.

[@gregorywellssr7857]

@@MrFletch821 Yes he was, you're welcome.Talented and SMART...a lot of the jokes in his work will fly right by you if you're not really listening.Very clever.

[@blackcougar1959]

Happy 120th Birthday to Mr. Dwight Illif Frye, (Herman Glieb), Feb.22 1899 - Nov. 7th 1943 ♥

[@debrabolton6475]

Lionel Atwill was a terrific actor, always menacing, an excellent villain. Fay Wray was so talented. This is a very good film.

[@debrabolton6475]

Loved the character of Aunt Gussie.

[@eveyholmes]

Lionel and that gorgeous speaking voice.

[@darkprose]

Some pretty ambitious cinematography here. Very nice and moody. Thank you for sharing this!

[@johannarocho3040]

Fay Wray 3 years before King Kong!

[@gregvadimsky2781]

Lionel Atwill reigns supreme!! The essence of evil if you watch as the plot unfurls.

[@eveyholmes]

And that marvelous speaking voice Lionel has. Of course my favorite actor ever, Melvyn Douglas is in this too.

[@nancysanders2398]

All of these actors are great in their parts,and it is such a joy to watch them act,in this movie! Thank you,Mr.Stevenson,for sharing this movie! Nancy,Missouri.

[@stewartsanders3533]

Are we related 🤔

[@michelleelks4816]

That mad doctor really seemed MAD. He played his part well. He scared the crap out of Fay Wray.

[@dtaylor939]

He did seem angry.

[@carmaaa8508]

Hi I must thank you for this masterpiece. You see when I was a kid and I mean eight nine years old I remember watching this. I grew up watching all these great very early horror movies. With my most all-time favorite favorite Dracula Bela Lugosi, Dracula 1931 (((( When he walked down that staircase ))) He was and still is Bela Lugosi the best Dracula. God Rest his soul No on the issue all of that particular movie : Now I could be wrong but I believe the name in the movie was The night of the vampire And look how young Mister Atwill is in this movie. ? He's playing the doctor. It's just great thank you ever so much.

[@pewsterbaby]

Love Lugosi. Truly LOVE the man. And Atwill rules too. You know what's good!

[@rickymay4096]

Lionel Atwill, such a great villainous actor!

[@randyacuna3248]

Atwill and George zucco need to be talked about more for their important contributions in the horror field. Carradine definitely because he has probably made more horror movies then any other actor.

[@BenSHammonds]

always enjoy Lionel Atwill in such films :)

[@Tchernobog]

dwight very underrated

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Well thank you for posting it

[@williamschlenger1518]

I remember this when I was a kid.I love the music and low lighting.

[@michaelhayes1340]

Another great Fay Wray movie

[@teresaleonard2737]

Love these movies 💕💕

[@anthonycrnkovich5241]

This is due for a Blu-ray release in April, 2017 from the Film Detective. It was restored from the original negative.

[@paulcaron400]

I love Maude Eburne she is so good and funny 😆 one of the best character actors💕😂

[@LesbianVampireLover]

Totally underrated and of course Dwight Frye steals the film. But hang around to *lust* over Fay Wray, the Queen of the scream queens!

[@foxvienna1]

Frye fantastic for sure.

[@buffalopatriot]

Frye and Wray. None better.

[@girishsavant2302]

Good flick and hottie fay.

[@blodgettshouseofinsanity]

I love frye!!

[@ccsitaround]

Great classic movie, thanks.

[@cherylbowker7664]

Dwight Frye is the 💣!!

[@johnnedward1083]

Filmed on universal sets with rko and universal actors .brilliant.

[@buffalopatriot]

With George E. Stone from Warner Bros. and Melvin Douglass from MGM.

[@leelarson107]

I'm voting for 'Dwight Frye 2024'.

[@dtaylor939]

I'm voting Trump.

[@stewartsanders8196]

Herman do Herman do ---"""--- love Dwight fry

[@schizoidboy]

One the underrated actors of his time.

[@leftcoaster67]

Fay Wray was so hot.

[@babygretz5]

leftcoaster67 .....yes she was ... celebrated as the girl to climb the empire state building with King Kong she died in NYC 2004 (97years old) living to see the destruction of the Twin Towers ... would love to have met her .....

[@rafaelmoraes556]

Tarado

[@vestibulate]

@@stevelindstedt8858 Ann Doran played Carol, Jim Stark's mother.

[@stevelindstedt8858]

You are correct......I was thinking of Fay Wray in "Dragstrip Riot"......and mis-quoted.

[@randyacuna3248]

The 1930s had lots of hotties besides fay like ann Dvorak, gloria stuart, Francis farmer, madge evens, Francis drake and Jacqueline wells among others.

[@conningdale8805]

A bit silly, but nonetheless very good viewing. I enjoyed watching it. Thank you for posting.

[@nyosrevenge7332]

Carti hiding in his tomb looking at this

[@jimcassady1712]

Added attraction of Melvyn Douglas!

[@northwoodschild]

I did not expect this movie to end with a poop joke.

[@loganboggs9236]

I wish, all of my aunt's were like AUNT GUSSEY.

[@loganboggs9236]

I only watch this because of AUNT GUSSEY and the VAMPIRE BAT.

[@liannemettam3536]

+ Chris Stevenson thanks for the tip with the arrow keys, it really works!

[@michelleelks4816]

So i see many of the cast from Dracula 1931

[@musicalme27]

Melvyn Douglas was s very good actor, in comedy or mysteries. Very handsome man.

[@michelleelks4816]

The music in the opening credits is the same in Bela Lugosi's, The Corpse Vanishes.

[@scotnick59]

Maude Eburne and her "cartoon" like voice!

[@bezoticallyyours83]

8:48 Aunt Gussy looks like she's a few seconds away from slapping him.

[@robertdexter5342]

Dwight Frye is absolutely gorgeous..

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Poor Herman, i can see where this is going. :/

[@bezoticallyyours83]

That woman keeps crying wolf, and no one will believe her when she's actually having an emergency.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Oh, so he's trying to create a homunculus! I was wondering what that weird, mossy looking thing was in the tank.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

You oughta make a pretty fair meal for a vampire. 😮

[@ChildOfThe1970s]

The same creepy opening music is in the movie "One Frightened Night" with Charley Grapewin and Mary Carlisle.

[@wilde4445]

woo hoo, thank you!

[@tarapelcher3102]

17:03 i❤ Fay Wray she’s good in the 1933 King Kong and the vampire bat two

[@waderaney7]

Totally 💘this creepy 🎥

[@BOG-BOGINJA]

Tnx

[@bezoticallyyours83]

That woman seriously thought he turned into a great dane?

[@doctorpicardnononono7469]

Burgermeister Schoen means Mayor Shoe.

[@richardchambers3533]

Burgermeister-MeisterBurger. Santa Claus is Coming to Town🤣🤣

[@musicalme27]

Schoen means pretty or beautiful. The word for shoe in German is schue

[@musicalme27]

Schuh

[@johncraig1431]

Oh shit now who's going to make him his Good Coffee.

[@johnrettig1880]

Another thing is this thumbnail makes it look like Fay Wray looks like she's the one who has the fangs . But I'm watching the movie on a very small screen

[@wilde4445]

Wish I knew how to brighte n screen, but good one.

[@veranasi]

+Mary Wilder fn and an arrow up key or an arrow right key depending on your make and model.

[@rojkovli305]

every single actor who acted in this movie died

[@doctorpicardnononono7469]

so did the actresses!

[@eveyholmes]

@@doctorpicardnononono7469 actors refers to male and female in the acting business.

[@rojkovli305]

@@doctorpicardnononono7469 u seem to be a fanatic feminist

[@musicalme27]

This movie was made in 1933; dis you expect the cast members to still be alive?

[@DotDonahue]

Does anyone know the name of the first "von" person that was killed? It sounds simply like "von Els." He never appears in the film, just the name is mentioned a few times. Thank you!!

[@MichaelB.-ju5vg]

HOW COME NOONE MENTIONED MELVIN DOUGLAS?HE IS AMAZING ALL PIKTURES HE IS IN

[@nigelrees2696]

I thought this was the flick where Lugosi uses a giant bat to kill his enemies, Boy was i disappointed.

[@XawesomechickX89]

That's The Devil Bat :3

[@dpf5939]

That was Devil Bat 1940 I believe.

[@ZombieDeathRace]

What ever happened to Fay Wray? That delicate, satin draped frame?

[@ashclassics9181]

As it clung to her thigh how I started to cry

[@buzzawuzza3743]

If you planned it all out correctly and all the actors really knew their lines a film maker could have shot this entire film in five days tops. Maybe some evenings. Any director taking more than seven days for this shoot would be a lazy bum. I say this because planning out shooting schedules to maximize money is key to actually finishing a film when funds are slim.

[@lopa2828]

I think I am seeing Melvyn Douglas here in the film. I don't know is it true? What is he doing in a horror movie?

[@eveyholmes]

My favorite actor always. Yes Melvyn Douglas.

[@ginnamin]

He was in several

[@RichardHannay]

Omg is that lady Lizzie the maid in The Bat Whispers? Lol she‘s looking a lot richer here

[@ssjoshawott4715]

look up figure - vampire

[@ruprrrt]

SSJOSHAWOTT 14:50

[@zildapeixoto5421]

PSDB?50 anos esta noite? Mas ai não seria ano 2083?

[@moebadr9132]

🥳

[@A_New_Yorker_Lost_In_Florida]

"i don't know" 😆

[@caroltenge5147]

This is real....

[@johnrettig1880]

Anybody else but me sees the Chaplin / Hitler mustache on the good guy ????

[@HMV101]

Now showing at a theatre near here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6CTl5iHiJumqLc (14-minutes in)

[@zildapeixoto5421]

O atual Secretario de Governo, Roberto Maluf 2019 poderia comentar...Se vai ou nao ter Impeachment caso Fernando Collor ganhe as eleições Presidenciais, como no ano 1990 (O Golo foi em 1992), antes da Avenida Rio-Santos concluida (projeto do tio dele, Paulo Maluf, em seu Governo Bionico 1980 (que nao acabou com a Radio Oceanica Jovem Pan. Acho que nem o DER nem o DETRAN ou os Pedagometros conseguirao)

[@lcsmrnts7]

slatt🧛🏿‼️

[@AlexAlex-wt6zm]

8:40

[@garethrobinson1528]

3:36 noisia

[@christinebrument6851]

Hoping throughout the film that aunt would get attacked...so annoying she ruined the film.

[@musicalme27]

Called comic relief

[@solemnpeace8834]

thats not vampires thats just the CLINTONS VISITING the covid crew

[@pathdaly]

I found this disappointingly silly for he most part; the first 40 minutes are pure piffle. When we find out what the evil doctors' up to, it improves, but then gets silly again. Could've been so much better I think.

[@cannibalgoddess6667]

I love The Vampire Bat (1933) forever.

[@winonamassingill7895]

Take my advice and put in ice 🧊 Tell her lies and feed her candy 🍭 Tell her lies and feed her candy 🍬. 🧊🧊🧊🧊🍬🍬🍬🍬🍭🍭🍭🍭😅😅😅😊😊😊