The Bat Whispers

1930
Passed
1 Std. 23 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,3/10

1286

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Gustav von Seyffertitz, Una Merkel, and Chester Morris in The Bat Whispers (1930)

Whodunnit Crime Drama Horror Mystery Thriller

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA master criminal terrorizes the occupants of an isolated country mansion.A master criminal terrorizes the occupants of an isolated country mansion.A master criminal terrorizes the occupants of an isolated country mansion.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,3/10

1286

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

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One of only a handful of films to be shot in the widescreen Magnifilm 65mm format (other studios were also experimenting with other wide formats at the time). The expense of upgrading theaters with new screens and projectors - after just having to install sound equipment - coupled with the Depression and the December 1930 edict from the MPPDA that the film industry not cause "the public's curiosity to be aroused about any new innovations for at least two years" effectively killed the new format. Widescreen formats did not return until the middle of the 1950s out of the necessity to compete with television.

Patzer
After the bank robbery, there is a obvious slot in the "road" where the miniature car travels.

Zitate
The Unknown: What I'd like to know is how did you get the dope from headquarters on this case?
Detective Anderson: The same way I get everything, with my mind. I've got the greatest brain that ever existed.

Crazy Credits
After the film an actor comes onto a movie house stage and implores the audience to withhold the identity of the bat from family and friends so they can also enjoy the movie.

Alternative Versionen
This film was shot in two versions with a different director of photography for each. One is in standard 35mm and the other in an early 65mm process. The 65mm version is considered "stagebound" (it was actually based on a popular play) while the 35mm version is considered more "cinematic". Prints of both versions still exist.

Verbindungen
Featured in Cinemassacre's Bat-a-Thon (2008)

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Silly, Hokey, and Wonderful

Yes, this film is dated. The acting is beyond hammy; only in the early talkies did movies contain this kind of unabashedly theatrical performing. Just when you think Chester Morris couldn't possibly twist his mouth--or curl his eyebrow--or twirl his finger--in a new way, he surprises you and offers a wholly different mugging expression he hadn't pulled out before. Along with the acting, the genre (the creepy old house with hidden panels etc.) became old hat by 1950. So, all right, this movie is stilted and creaks. However, for a film antiquarian, this motion picture is a joy. Its sets and lighting are breathtaking, and one gathers from it why the play was one of the longest running on Broadway at the time. I'll take it over the Vincent Price remake, THE BAT, anyday and I love Vincent Price.