The Bat

1959 film directed by Crane Wilbur
Movie film Q3224357
The Bat
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The Bat

Summary

The Bat is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (457 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Bat's video is recorded as The Bat (1959) by Crane Wilbur.webm[3].
  • The Bat's video is recorded as The Bat-1959.ogv[4].
  • The Bat's image is recorded as Agnes Moorehead in The Bat.jpg[5].
  • The Bat's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • The Bat's director is recorded as Crane Wilbur[7].
  • The Bat's screenwriter is recorded as Mary Roberts Rinehart[8].
  • The Bat's screenwriter is recorded as Avery Hopwood[9].
  • The Bat's composer is recorded as Louis Forbes[10].
  • The Bat's genre is recorded as horror film[11].
  • The Bat's genre is recorded as mystery film[12].
  • The Bat's based on is recorded as The Bat[13].
  • The Bat's cast member is recorded as Vincent Price[14].
  • The Bat's cast member is recorded as Agnes Moorehead[15].
  • The Bat's cast member is recorded as Gavin Gordon[16].
  • The Bat's cast member is recorded as Darla Hood[17].
  • The Bat's cast member is recorded as Robert B. Williams[18].
  • The Bat's cast member is recorded as Harvey Stephens[19].
  • The Bat's cast member is recorded as John Sutton[20].
  • The Bat's cast member is recorded as Elaine Edwards[21].
  • The Bat's director of photography is recorded as Joseph F. Biroc[22].
  • The Bat's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0052602[23].
  • The Bat's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[24].
  • The Bat's Commons category is recorded as The Bat (1959 film)[25].
  • The Bat's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[26].
  • The Bat's review score is recorded as 4/10[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Bat's director is recorded as Crane Wilbur[7]. Screenwriters include Mary Roberts Rinehart[8] and Avery Hopwood[9]. Cast members include Vincent Price[14], Agnes Moorehead[15], Gavin Gordon[16], Darla Hood[17], Robert B. Williams[18], and Harvey Stephens[19].

Publication

The Bat's publication date is recorded as +1959-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[24]. Genres include horror film[11] and mystery film[12].

Reception

Reviews include 4/10[27] and 17%[29].

Why It Matters

The Bat ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (457 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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