The Devil Bat 1940 N/R, 68 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller / Drama / Sci-Fi aka: Killer Bats
Director: Jean Yarbrough Cast: Bela Lugosi, Suzanne Kaaren, Dave O'Brien, Guy Usher, Yolande Donlan, Donald Kerr, Edmund Mortimer, Gene O'Donnell, Alan Baldwin, John Ellis, Hal Price, Arthur Q. Bryan, John Davidson, Wally Rairden
Deranged scientist Dr. Paul Carruthers (Bela Lugosi) sets out to destroy the cosmetics firm where he is employed. (They don't pay him enough!) His "bats" kill people who wear a certain cologne. There is a sequel: "Devil Bat's Daughter."
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Hitler--Beast of Berlin 1939 N/R, 87 min. Genre: Drama aka: Beasts of Berlin Hitler: Beast of Berlin
Director: Sam Newfield Cast: Roland Drew, Steffi Duna, Greta Granstedt, Alan Ladd, Lucien Prival, Vernon Dent, John Ellis, George Rosener, Bodil Rosing, Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Willy Kaufman, Hans Joby, Frederick Giermann, Crane Whitley
World War I veteran Hans Memling (Roland Drew) secretly opposes the Nazis and distributes foreign radio broadcasts through Germany. Memling is captured and, with his cohorts, is sent to a concentration camp. He escapes but is determined to help rebuild the anti-Nazi organization. This film was made before the U.S. entered World War II and was banned at first but rereleased later as "Beasts of Berlin."
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| 1. The Devil Bat (1940) aka: Killer Bats
2. Hitler--Beast of Berlin (1939) aka: Beasts of Berlin aka: Hitler: Beast of Berlin
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