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October, 1940

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sdtom.miklosrozsa		#21	[-]
May 9 11 1:28 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	As I said my figure was just a guess but considering the budget it couldn't have been $2500 or over 10% of the cost. I saw the film again last night and wrote a little piece on it. http://sdtom.wordpress.co...5/09/the-devil-bat-1940/
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Ted Newsom		#22	[-]
May 9 11 6:04 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Sure it could. He was the name value of the film-- without his presence, what did they have? A phony bat on a wire and a bunch of anonymous actors in an unmysterious mystery. Even if Greg Mank's budget figure for the film is accurate (I'd think it's low by half, but whatever), it's a couple of grand well spent. I'll give you a comparison: Cannon made a boatload of films with Charles Bronson. His salary would usually be between 30% and 50% of the budget. Was it worth it? Yup. People showed up because it was a Charlie Bronson movie. Same thing with DEVIL BAT. Except Charlie Bronson wasn't in it. As far as I remember.
Rick		#23	[-]
May 9 11 6:16 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	And on a really big scale, a few years back when Jim Carrey and Tom Cruise could still command $20 million a pic, they were definitely making movies that came in for less than $200 million. Ya pay for the name above the title and the face on the poster.
sdtom.miklosrozsa	Devil Bat	#24	[-]
May 10 11 11:24 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I would agree if it were say an 'A' actor like Flynn but Lugosi as much as I enjoy him was 'B' all the way. Also remember we're dealing with Poverty Row Company the bottom of the barrel. I enjoyed the movie either way. Tom

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