The Bat Whispers (1930)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Chester Morris	...	Detective Anderson
	Chance Ward	...	Police lieutenant
	Una Merkel	...	Dale Van Gorder
	Richard Tucker	...	Mr. Bell
	Wilson Benge	...	The Butler
	Maude Eburne	...	Lizzie Allen
	William Bakewell	...	Brook
	DeWitt Jennings	...	Police captain
	Sidney D'Albrook	...	Police sergeant
	S.E. Jennings	...	Man in black mask
	Grayce Hampton	...	Cornelia van Gorder
	Spencer Charters	...	The Caretaker
	Gustav von Seyffertitz	...	Dr. Venrees
	Hugh Huntley	...	Richard Fleming
	Charles Dow Clark	...	Detective Jones

Storyline

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. Written by Michael Crew <m.crew@bbcnc.org.uk>  

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