The Bat Whispers

Nov 13, 1930

1h 23m

★ 6.4

Greatest All Talking Thriller

Overview

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.

Genres

Mystery

Comedy

Crime

Horror

Production Companies

Art Cinema Corporation

Joseph M. Schenck Productions

The Bat Whispers Trailers

Cast

Detective Anderson

Chester Morris

Police lieutenant

Chance Ward

Dale Van Gorder

Una Merkel

Mr. Bell

Richard Tucker

The Butler

Wilson Benge

Police Captain

DeWitt Jennings

Police Sergeant

Sidney D'Albrook

Man in Black Mask

S.E. Jennings

Miss Cornelia van Gorder

Grayce Hampton

Lizzie Allen

Maude Eburne

The Caretaker

Spencer Charters

Brook

William Bakewell

In this crime melodrama, a Swiss woman finds herself unwittingly involved in a plot to steal from her employer, a London diamond merchant. Her boyfriend is behind the scheme. First he sends two accomplices disguised as German jewelers to see the boss. He is not fooled by their ruse and is killed while the woman is knocked unconscious. She awakens with amnesia and begins aimlessly wandering the London streets. Thinking that his girl has squealed to the police, her boy friend begins scouring the town to find her. Meanwhile, she is taken in by a boxer who returns to the ring to win the money needed to get her out of the country. Trouble ensues when her lover finally finds her after the match and begins beating on the exhausted fighter.

5.9

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5.2

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6.2

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7.3

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5.0

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6.2

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6.4

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7.0

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5.4

Reaching for the Moon

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3.2

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5.9

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6.6

We're Not Dressing

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6.5

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5.1

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5.0

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4.8

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6.9

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