114 Devil Bat's Daughter ( 1946 )

This  is  a  low-budget  follow-up  to  The  Devil  Bat   of  six  years  earlier. Bela  Lugosi  does  not  reappear  and  the  script   flatly  contradicts  the  events  of  the  previous  film.

Nina  is  the  not  previously  mentioned  daughter  of  Dr  Carruthers  ( Lugosi's  character  in  the  original )  who  seeks  out  a  psychiatrist  Dr  Morris  ( Michael  Hale )  to  sort  out  her  nightmares. He  decides  to  use  her  as  a  patsy  in  a  plot  to  dispose  of  his  wife  by  persuading  her  that  she  is  a  nocturnal  killer.

This  is  less  a  horror  film  than  a  third  rate  sub-Hitchcock  thriller  with  the  last  20  minutes  no  more  than  an  uninteresting  detective  yarn.

Rosemary  La  Planche  ( as  Nina  Carruthers )

Sex : Looks  good  in  her  nightwear.

Death : Survives

Rosemary  is  once  again  the  best  thing  in  the  film  though  she's  hardly  in  the  last  third  of  it.

Molly  Lamont  ( as  Ellen  Morrs )

Sex : No

Death :  Stabbed  with  a  pair  of  scissors  ( offscreen )

Molly  was  born  in  South  Africa  and  appeared  in  British  films  during  the  thirties  and  US  films  during  the  forties. She  had  regular  work  but  never  became  a  leading  lady. She  retired  in  1951  and  died  fifty  years  later  aged  91.

Monica  Mars  ( as  Myra )

Sex :  She's  Morris's  mistress  but  there's  nothing  on  screen.

Death : Survives

This  was  Monica's  only  film  and  I  can  tell  you  nothing  more  about  her.