Title: The Bat Whispers Summary: A master criminal terrorizes the occupants of an isolated country mansion. Directed by: Roland West Actors: Chance Ward, Richard Tucker, Wilson Benge Production Company: Joseph M. Schenck Productions Release Date: 13 November 1930 (USA) Aspect Ratio: 1.20 : 1 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.
"There are several films that keep getting made over and over: Seven Keys to Baldpate, The Cat and the Canary, and, of course, THE BAT. First unveiled ..."
"The film starts off with scenes that were copied in "The Gorilla" (1939), but quickly turns into a much better movie - enjoyable "old dark house" type..."