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The Bat Whispers is a 1930 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Roland West, produced by Joseph M. Schenck, and released by United Artists.The film is based on the 1920 mystery play The Bat, written by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood, and is the second film version by the same director, previously adapted in 1926.
The Bat Whispers: Roland West: Chester Morris, Maude Eburne, Chance Ward: Mystery melodrama: United Artists. Widescreen. [24] Be Yourself: Thornton Freeland: Fanny Brice, Robert Armstrong: Musical comedy: United Artists [25] Beau Bandit: Lambert Hillyer: Rod La Rocque, Doris Kenyon: Western comedy: RKO [26] Behind the Make-Up: Robert Milton ...
Many of her short stories, books, and plays were adapted for movies, such as Bab: A Sub-Deb (1917), The Bat (1926), The Bat Whispers (1930), Miss Pinkerton (1932), and The Bat (1959 remake). The novel The Circular Staircase was first adapted to the screen as a silent film in 1915, and later as an episode in the TV show Climax! in 1956.
The Lash (1930) - Vitascope; also shot simultaneously in 35 mm; The Bat Whispers (1930 Nov 13) Roland West - Magnifilm, exhibited only in 35 mm, miniature and special effects scenes shot in 35 mm and re-photographed in 70 mm; Billy the Kid (1930 Oct 19) King Vidor - Realife; also shot in 35 mm, which was cropped in some cinemas; exhibited only ...
Roland West (February 20, 1885 – March 31, 1952) was an American film director, known for his innovative proto-film noir movies of the 1920s and early 1930s. He is however best known for his possible involvement in the death of Hollywood actress Thelma Todd in 1935.
The Bat Whispers, directed by Roland West, starring Chester Morris and Una Merkel; The Benson Murder Case, directed by Frank Tuttle, starring William Powell; Big Boy, directed by Alan Crosland, starring Al Jolson; The Big House, directed by George Hill, starring Chester Morris, Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone and Robert Montgomery
Although the Code was adopted in 1930, oversight was poor and it did not become effectively enforced until July 1, 1934. Before that date, movie content was restricted more by local laws, negotiations between the Studio Relations Committee (SRC) and the major studios, and popular opinion than strict adherence to the Hays Code, which was often ...
The Bat (1920) Mary Roberts Rinehart Avery Hopwood: The Bat (1926) Roland West: The Bat (1959) Crane Wilbur: The Bat Whispers (1930) Roland West: Beat the Band (1942) George Abbott George Marion Jr. Beat the Band (1947) John H. Auer: Beau Brummell (1890) Clyde Fitch: Beau Brummel (1924) Harry Beaumont: Beau Brummell (1954) Curtis Bernhardt ...