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The Bat Whispers (1930) was a Crime - Thriller/Suspense Film directed by Roland West .

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By Dan Day, Jr. on Sep 22, 2024 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

Director Roland West's THE BAT WHISPERS is a 1930 sound remake of his silent 1926 film THE BAT, based on the popular play by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood. THE BAT was one of the main progenitors of the "Old Dark House" mystery thriller story that had a major impact on American popular cul... Read full article


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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!


Cornelia van Gorder: Now what on Earth are you doing?
Lizzie Allen: I'm setting a bear trap for the Bat, incase he decides to come flying around here.
[throws a trap on a chain out the window]
Lizzie Allen: And I've got the other end fastened to the bed.


Cornelia van Gorder: [Anderson picks up a gun after Fleming is killed] Why that's my revolver!
Detective Anderson: [inspects it] One shot fired.
Cornelia van Gorder: I fired that shot myself last night.
Detective Anderson: Nice try, Miss Van Gorder, but I'm placing your niece under arrest for the murder of Courtleigh Fleming.
Cornelia van Gorder: You can't arrest her without a coroner's verdict, and you'll have to wait on Dr. Vanrees for that.
Detective Anderson: Miss Van Gorder, when I find a need to make an arrest, I'll make it! And I won't wait for any coroner's verdict.


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The special effects were shot in 35mm. Process photography techniques, not optical printing, was used to make the 65mm negatives of this footage.
Alledgedly the movie that inspired Bob Kane to create Batman.
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