Vampire Bat (1933)

Vampire Bat: Directed by Frank R. Strayer. With Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas, Maude Eburne. When corpses drained of blood begin to show up in a European village, vampirism is suspected to be responsible.

“There have been a rash of killings in a German village. The victims have all been found drained of their blood. The villagers believe a local weirdo named Herman Gleib (Dwight Frye), who has an unnatural affinity for vampire bats, is responsible. However, as the story progresses, it looks like a scientist engaged in disturbing experiments might really be the culprit.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is a good little vampire/mad scientist mash-up horror film from the early u0026#39;30s. Helped by a cast of greats, including Frye, Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, and Melvyn Douglas. Made by Poverty Row studio Majestic, it looks pretty good since they were able to use leftover Universal sets. Majestic rushed the film into production in order to release it before Mystery of the Wax Museum, Warner Brosu0026#39; big hit starring Atwill u0026amp; Wray.”