The Bat Whispers

1930

Crime / Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

9
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 67% · 12 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 56% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 1534 1.5K

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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

Sidney D'Albrook Photo
Sidney D'Albrook as Police Sergeant
William Bakewell Photo
William Bakewell as Brook
Charles Dow Clark Photo
Charles Dow Clark as Detective Jones
S.E. Jennings Photo
S.E. Jennings as Man in Black Mask
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
779.01 MB
1280*610
English 2.0
Passed
23.976 fps
1 hr 24 min
Seeds 1
1.41 GB
1920*916
English 2.0
Passed
23.976 fps
1 hr 24 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 6 / 10

When a diamond necklace is stolen from under

When a diamond necklace is stolen from under the very noses of the police, the perpetrator - "the Bat" - leaves them a note saying they can relax - he is off to pastures new... Shortly afterwards, suspicious things start going on at a country house where a mystery unfolds that leads the assembled group to try to track down a satchel with half a million bucks in it! The antics in the house are well paced and entertaining - especially the completely over the top Una Merkel "Dale van Gorder" who is quite literally scared by her own shadow. The lighting and settings are very stage bound, but in this instance that helps keep the production tight and engaging. The action is plentiful, if a little slapstick at times - and the ending straight out of a Laurel and Hardy film. It's worth sticking with it right to the ending though - quite an innovative invitation to the audience not to leak the identity of the "Bat" to their friends lest they, too, risk becoming his next victims. It's fun, this - not great, but fun.
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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