The Bat (1926)
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Long believed lost, the silent thriller-chiller The Bat finally resurfaced in the mid-1970s and proved well-worth the wait. Based on the play by Mary Roberts Rinehart, the plot is set in motion by a maniacal serial killer who dresses in a bat costume and flashes a batlike shadow on the wall just… More Long believed lost, the silent thriller-chiller The Bat finally resurfaced in the mid-1970s and proved well-worth the wait. Based on the play by Mary Roberts Rinehart, the plot is set in motion by a maniacal serial killer who dresses in a bat costume and flashes a batlike shadow on the wall just before he strikes. Most of the action takes place in the spooky old mansion of mystery writer Mrs. Cornelia Van Gorder (Emily Fitzroy), where a number of innocent bystanders, chiseling crooks, murder suspects and cowering bystanders converge. When the police show up, everything seems to be under control -- and then The Bat strikes again! The film's surprise ending was rather better handled in the 1930 talkie remake The Bat Whispers, but otherwise The Bat is a remarkable achievement, boasting superbly shuddery cinematography by Arthur Edeson and some absolutely eye-popping special effects, courtesy of production designer William Cameron Menzies. Some current prints of The Bat include an eerie musical score culled from episodes of TV's The Twilight Zone. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Roland West
- Written By
- Roland West
- Genres
- Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
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Cast
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Charles Herzinger
as Courtleigh Fleming Man in Black Mask
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Tullio Carminatti
as Moletti
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Jewel Carmen
as Miss Dale Ogden
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Louise Fazenda
as Lizzie Allen the Maid
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Emily Fitzroy
as Mrs. Comelici Van Gorder
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Arthur Houseman
as Richard Fleming
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Robert McKim
as Dr. Wells
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Jack Pickford
as Brooks Bailey
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Sojin
as Billy
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Eddie Gribbon
as Detective Anderson
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Lee Shumway
as The Unknown
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André de Beranger
as Gideon Bell
