The Bat Whispers

1930

Crime / Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

9
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 67% · 12 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 54% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 1358 1.4K

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Plot summary

Infamous burglar "The Bat" commits a daring jewelry theft despite heavy police presence. Soon after, a bank theft occurs, which may be the work of the criminal as well. Meanwhile, Cornelia Van Gorder has various people arrive at her old mansion, including her niece, Dale, a bank employee, and police detective Anderson. When guests start turning up dead, Cornelia begins to suspect that The Bat may be lurking around the estate.

Director

Roland West Photo
Roland West

Top cast

Una Merkel Photo
Una Merkel as Dale Van Gorder
Chester Morris Photo
Chester Morris as Detective Anderson
Sidney D'Albrook Photo
Sidney D'Albrook as Police Sergeant
Hugh Huntley Photo
Hugh Huntley as Richard Fleming
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779.01 MB
1280*610
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 24 min
Seeds 1
1.41 GB
1920*916
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 24 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by utgard14 7 / 10

Strong Remake of The Bat

From the memorable opening scene of the newsboy yelling "You won't get the Bat! I'll bet the Bat makes a chump out of you!" to the police, it was clear this would be a much more stylish film than the 1926 one. Roland West directed both films. This one is markedly superior visually and, unlike a lot of other directors at the time, West seems to make the transition from silent to sound filmmaking seamlessly. I've seen all three versions of The Bat and enjoyed them all but this is probably the best version. This is also the version that, according to Bob Kane, was part of the inspiration for Batman. The Bat looks less silly here than in the last movie, where he had big mouse ears and was more adorable than scary. Anyway, it's a good old dark house thriller with a cool beginning and an amusing ending. Any movie with Una Merkel in it can't be that bad.
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Reviewed by dbborroughs 7 / 10

A Fun Old Dark House Film

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.

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