The Bat Whispers (1930)
Widescreen 65mm Version
Genre: Crime | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Country: USA | Director: Roland West
Language: English | Subtitles: English (Optional, embedded in Mkv file)
Aspect ratio: Widescreen 2.00:1 | Length: 84mn
Bdrip H264 Mkv – 1920×932 – 23.976fps – 3.25gb
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020668/
Audio 2: Commentary by Author and Film Critic Mick LaSalle
Despite advance warning to the police, who seal off the area, The Bat, a master criminal, steals a necklace from the safe in the house of a rich socialite. He leaves a note saying he is going to the country to give the police a rest. Pausing only to rob a bank at Oakdale, he proceeds to terrorise the occupants of a lonely country mansion, in a mixture of thrills, chills and laughs. At the end, an actor steps forward through a proscenium arch and asks the viewers not to reveal the Bat’s identity to their friends. A film noir shot in black and white, mainly at night in dimly lit scenes.
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”.
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