The Bat Whispers (1930) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1930 · 83 mins · English

Directed by

Roland West

Starring

Una Merkel, Chester Morris, DeWitt Jennings, Richard Tucker, Gustav von Seyffertitz, William Bakewell

Thriller follows burglar ‘The Bat’, who pulls off a jewelry heist despite police presence. A bank robbery suggests he’s behind the crimes. At Cornelia Van Gorder’s mansion, her niece Dale, a bank clerk and Detective Anderson arrive. When guests begin dying, Cornelia suspects The Bat is lurking on the estate, turning the event into a deadly cat‑and‑mouse hunt.