- The Bat (1926 film)
Infobox Film
name = The Bat
caption = Theatrical poster
director =Roland West
producer = Roland West
writer = Roland WestJulien Josephson
narrator =
starring =Tullio Carminatti Charles Herzinger Jewel Carmen Louise Fazenda Emily Fitzroy Arthur Houseman
Robert McKim
music =
cinematography =Arthur Edeson
editing =
distributor =United Artists
released =14 March 1926
runtime =
country = U.S.
language = Silent
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website =
amg_id = 1:4267
imdb_id = 0016629"The Bat" (1926) is a
silent film based on the 1920 hit Broadway play byMary Roberts Rinehart andAvery Hopwood , directed byRoland West and starringJack Pickford andLouise Fazenda . The story takes place in an old mansion, where people look for hidden loot while a caped killer (nicknamed "The Bat") murders them one by one. The film was rediscovered after being thought to have been alost film for many years.Fact|date=August 2007Remakes
Director Rolald West remade his film four years later as "
The Bat Whispers " (1930), withChester Morris andUna Merkel . A 1959 remake, "The Bat", starredVincent Price andAgnes Moorehead .Comic-book creatorBob Kane said in hisautobiography that the villain of the 1930 film was an inspiration for his characterBatman .External links
*imdb title|id=0016629|title=The Bat
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