Many have remarked just how spooky and atmospheric the opening scene of "The Vampire Bat" really is. Taken in the context of the year it was produced, we quite agree. Here it is in its entirety. There are a lot of uses for this clip. Let your imagination run wild.
In rare footage, Czar Nicholas of Russia mounts his horse. During the Russian Revolution, in 1917, he and his entire family were murdered by the Bolchevicks.