The Bat Whispers
1930 · Movie · 83 min. · United States
Despite advance warning to the police, who seal off the area, The Bat, a master criminal, steals a necklace from the safe in the house of a rich socialite. He leaves a note saying he is going to the country to give the police a rest. Pausing only to rob a bank at Oakdale, he proceeds to terrorise the occupants of a lonely country mansion, in a mixture of thrills, chills and laughs. At the end, an actor steps forward through a proscenium arch and asks the viewers not to reveal the Bat's identity to their friends. A film noir shot in black and white, mainly at night in dimly lit scenes
Direction Roland West
Cast Chester Morris · Chance Ward · Una Merkel · Richard Tucker · Wilson Benge
Screenplay Roland West · Avery Hopwood · Mary Roberts Rinehart
Cinematography Ray June · Robert H. Planck
Original title Roland West's The Bat Whispers
5.3
32 votes (FilmAffinity)
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