The bat whispers roland wests the bat whispers nonusa format, pal, reg. The bat whispers 1930 cited by batman creator bob kane as a seminal influence on his work, director roland wests the bat whispers centers on the search for a mysterious killer known only as. Meanwhile, cornelia van gorder has various people arrive at her old mansion, including her niece, dale, a bank employee, and police detective anderson. The octopus, in 1939 as the gorilla and in 1956 as the bat. In 1920 mary roberts rinehart and avery hopwood adapted the book into a three act play called the bat. Director roland west remade his film four years later as the bat whispers 1930, with chester morris and una merkel. When guests start turning up dead, cornelia begins to suspect that the bat. The bat whispers is a 1930 film about a criminal that terrorizes the occupants of an isolated country mansion directed and written by roland west, based on the 1920 mystery play the bat, written by avery hopwood and mary roberts rinehart and previously adapted to film in 1926. Aug 04, 2012 the bat whispers trailer cut in the style of the dark knight rises a few days ago, i read a post on about the bat whispers, a 1930 noir thriller that was possibly bob kanes. The bat is a 1926 american comedymystery silent film directed by roland west and starring jack pickford and louise fazenda. Even dialogue that was delivered in titles in the first film, is now spoken by the characters. The bat whispers 1930 111930 us crime, drama, mystery, thriller, horror 1h 23m user score. A young couple grieving the recent death of their daughter move to the countryside where they are haunted by their tragedy and a sinister darkness.
The film is based on the 1920 broadway hit play the bat by mary roberts rinehart and avery hopwood, which itself was an adaptation of rineharts 1908 mystery novel the circular staircase. The sea bat 1930 full movie download full hd youtube. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. The bat whispers 2000 stream and watch online moviefone. The bat whispers is a 1930 american precode mystery film directed by roland west, produced by joseph m. Includes a full length performance with additional insight from the composer, tim keyes, reflecting on the native americans beliefs and way of life. Producerdirector roland west had already done a silent film version of the bat 1926, mary roberts rinehart and avery hopwoods creaky stage melodrama.
Mar 17, 2015 pdf download spoken in whispers the autobiography of a horse whisperer read online. The bat whispers 1930 streaming vf dvdrip film complet. The bat whispers 1930 classic scifi and horror movie dvdr. The suspense is heightened and the atmosphere is more malevolent. Infamous burglar the bat commits a daring jewelry theft despite heavy police presence.
This new bat was updated with the recent technology of sound and the absolutely new technology of magnifilm an experimental 65mm widescreen process 23 years before the invention of cinemascope. May 11, 2016 the bat whispers us, west what an exceptional experience seeing a 1930 film in 65mm the big trail, which i havent watched yet, also falls under this category. It was remade in 1930 as a talkie and renamed the bat whispers. The dvd is currently out of print, but new and used copies are.
An early talkie and one of the first widescreen films, west. The bat whispers is a mystery, yes, but the air here is ripe with two other genres. Like 1930s other precinemascope experiments, the bat whispers was shot in two versions the 65mm magnifilm production and one in the conventional square 35mm format. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. This film held my attention from beginnning to end with creative model work, active camera movement and very imagenative camera angles and cinematography. Deprived of the widescreens radically unsettling asymmetry, wests movie became just another olddarkhouse picture. Roland wests talkie remake of his own 1926 silent film the bat is by far the best movie adaptation of the stock spoof horror play set in a creepy. Remake of the bat 1926 sherlock holmes the spider woman 1943 full movie the best classic movies classic cinema duration. The bat whispers 1930 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. A master criminal terrorizes the occupants of an isolated country mansion. 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. October 19, 2016 the sets are topnotch, presenting the proper eerie atmosphere. The film version was adapted by playwright crane wilbur, who also directed. The bat whispers is definitely best of the old dark houseclutching hand type film i have ever seen and thats covering about 53 years of movie viewing.
After the film an actor comes onto a movie house stage and implores the audience to. It is the fourth film adaptation of the story, which began as a 1908 novel the circular staircase by mary roberts rinehart, which she later adapted with avery hopwood into the 1920 play the bat. The bat whispers is a classic old dark house comedymystery, featuring plenty of atmosphere and many innovative and breathtaking photographic effects, including some elaborately designed and constructed miniatures. Released july 2nd, 2000, the bat whispers stars chester morris, una merkel, maude eburne, chance ward the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 22 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The bat whispers was apparently the first movie to use the nowhoary device of appealing to the audience at the end of film to keep mum about the ending. The bat whispers 1930 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The bat whispers 2000 infamous burglar the bat commits a daring jewelry theft despite heavy police presence. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The bat whispers is a 1930 american precode mystery film directed by roland west. Interestingly the bat whispers was shot simultaneously on two different film formats, one framed academy roughly 1. The bat whispers a remake of the bat the bat whispers 1930 is a sound remake of wests earlier silent film, the bat 1926. Watch the sea bat full movie in hd visit the sister of a sponge diver killed by a stingray loves an escaped convi.
Wests most visually adventurous film is the bat whispers 1930, a remake of his own 1926 old dark house thriller the bat. The play was turned into a silent movie in 1926 and was again called the bat. The bat is a 1959 american mystery film starring vincent price and agnes moorehead. The movie focuses on the crime side of its narrative a little heavier than its horror side, however it does have its spooky moments. The bat whispers standard 35mm version internet archive. Documentary film about the composition and performance of the tim keyes composition, symphony in c. Based on a play by mary roberts rinehart and avery hopwood, the bat whispers is a sound remake of wests earlier silent film the. The earth whispers, a song of native north american peoples. Developed as vitascope by warner bros, ua rechristened the format as magnifilm for their own productions, and like rival studios, westerns and popular stage dramas were often handpicked for wide film lensing. The bat was distributed in 1959 on a double bill with the british hammer film the mummy. The grandeur widescreen format was lost on most moviegoers when the film premiered in late november of 1930.
Allegedly this film was bob kanes inspiration for batman. The two versions use different camera angles and alternate takes, but using the same sets and actors. With chance ward, richard tucker, wilson benge, dewitt jennings. Something that struck me about this is the way it successfully balances some. At the end, an actor steps forward through a proscenium arch and asks the viewers not to reveal the bats identity to their friends. With barbara nedeljakova, craig rees, keeley hazell, diane ayala goldner. However, in 1930, when west directed his second film version of the bat, renamed the bat whispers, the focus was shifted away from the matron in favor of the bat, and the movie is much the better for the shift. Cited by bob kane as the influence for batman, the bat whispers is filled with wonderful. The bat whispers is one of the more thriller heavy horrors flicks. Like 1930s other precinemascope experiments, the bat whispers was shot in two versionsthe 65mm magnifilm production and one in the conventional square 35mm format.
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