BAT WHISPERS - DVD-MILESTONE COLLECTION

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• Release Year: 1930
• Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: The Bat, a hooded criminal mastermind who dares the police to catch him, has been terrifying the city. A bank is robbed, and the country estate of the aristocratic bank president becomes the center of mysterious happenings. Amidst thrills, chills, and laughs, the stolen money is discovered and the Bat's secret identity is revealed! THE BAT WHISPERS is a classic 'old dark house' comedy/mystery, featuring plenty of atmosphere and many innovative and breathtaking photgraphic effects, including some elaborately disigned and constructed miniatures.; ; Based on a play by Mary Roberts Rinehard and Avery Hopwood, THE BAT WHISPERS is a sound remake of West's earlier silent film The Bat. It was also shot in two different film formats: regular 35mm and an experimental widescreen version using 65mm film. Both versions-the flat and the widescreen-are presented here in a special double feature, in their original aspect ratios.
• Cast: Chester Morris, Chance Ward, Una Merkel, Richard Tucker, Wilson Benge, Maude Eburne, William Bakewell, DeWitt Jennings, Sidney D'Albrook, S.E. Jennings, Grayce Hampton, Spencer Charters, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Hugh Huntley, Charles Dow Clark, Ben Bard, Roland West
• Director: Roland West
• Runtime: 1:25
• Company: United Artists
• Media Format: Movie