Wednesday, October 30, 2024

31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN DAY 30: THE BAT WHISPERS 1930 (VCI)

Creaky but somewhat entertaining "old dark house" thriller from 1930.

I heard a lot about this movie and decided to finally check it out. Chester Morris stars as Detective Anderson, a man called to investigate a murder at an old mansion that may have been committed by criminal mastermind "The Bat".

This is a standard thriller from the day with a bit of comedy thrown in. The maid, named Lizzie who screams and carries on so much gets very annoying and it way too over the top.

The story plods along and there are some very obvious minitures shown here, but I can forgive that. The ending is a good twist for the time the movie came out.

Morris is very good in this early role and it's always good to see him in anything. This is also the movie that, according to legend, gave Bob Kane the inspiration for "Batman".

If you get the chance you might want to check this out. Director Roland west does the best he can with the material he has.

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