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The Bat Whispers (1930)
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13 November 1930 (USA) moreTagline:
Look out! The arch criminal is here!Plot:
Despite advance warning to the police, who seal off the area, The Bat, a master criminal, steals a necklace... more | full synopsisUser Comments:
A Fun Old Dark House Film moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Chester Morris | ... | Detective Anderson |
| Chance Ward | ... | Police lieutenant |
| Una Merkel | ... | Dale Van Gorder |
| Richard Tucker | ... | Mr. Bell |
| Wilson Benge | ... | The Butler |
| Maude Eburne | ... | Lizzie Allen |
| William Bakewell | ... | Brook |
| DeWitt Jennings | ... | Police captain |
| Sidney D'Albrook | ... | Police sergeant |
| S.E. Jennings | ... | Man in black mask |
| Grayce Hampton | ... | Cornelia van Gorder |
| Spencer Charters | ... | The Caretaker |
| Gustav von Seyffertitz | ... | Dr. Venner |
| Hugh Huntley | ... | Richard Fleming |
| Charles Dow Clark | ... | Detective Jones |
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1.20 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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The Unknown: It's been a long chase, Mister Bat. But we've got you. We've got you red-handed! moreFAQ
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Based on a play that was filmed four years earlier by the same director this is a wonderful film that is hampered only by the limitations of sound. That said this is probably the best version of the story.
A fiend known as The Bat is lurking around the mansion of a rich family and its up to an intrepid detective to prevent him from getting the goods.
This movie is a lot of fun, with several wonderful performances especially by Chester Morris as the detective.
Interestingly the film was filmed both in the standard aspect ratio and in an early wide screen process (Both are on the DVD). The films are more or less identical, but since they were taken from different takes they both play like two different nights of the same play.
I like this film a great deal and recommend it to anyone who likes the Old Dark House genre.