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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1092

The Bat Whispers

193083 minUnited States

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: English
This copy runs: 85:19
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · Roland West · Public domain

Synopsis

A bank robbery and the movements of a mysterious criminal disturb a rented country house. Its occupants suspect that stolen money lies in a hidden room, while threats and a shooting make the search increasingly dangerous. Detectives and visitors offer explanations that are difficult to trust.

Cast

Chester Morris

Una Merkel

DirectorsRoland West

Behind the scenes

Roland West returned to the play he had filmed as The Bat in 1926. The production included both conventional and widescreen photography; this copy presents the conventional full-frame version.

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Availability checked on September 15, 2026.

Photograph credit

Photographs cropped, resized and optimized as WebP, displayed in monochrome.

Chester Morris — Picturegoer Magazine · Public domain
Una Merkel — Clarence Bull, for MGM · Public domain

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