Edmond Bateman is a character who appears in the 1935 film The Raven. He first appears at the home of Dr. Richard Vollin, who recognizes him from his picture in the newspapers. Bateman is on the run from the police. He shot his way out of San Quentin prison, killing two guards. He tried to rob a bank in Arizona. When a cashier started yelling for the police, Bateman burned the cashier's face. He tells Vollin the cashier tried to get him in trouble, and that he told him to keep his mouth shut. As to burning him, he remarks, "Sometimes you can't help things like that."