The Bat Whispers (1930)

ที่พฤศจิกายน 13, 1930, Roland V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930), the talkie version of his silent classic, ค้างคาว (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. <ช่วง bbox_x = "543" bbox_y = "1491" bbox_w = "56" bbox_h = "20" fsize fweight = "14" = "3" สีแดง = "255" สีเขียว = "255" สีฟ้า = "255" อัลฟา = ", West is able to experiment with film techniques like tracking shots, still a novelty in early sound cinema. Editing still dominated as the continuity and story moving technique.

ในภาพยนตร์เรื่องนี้, the master criminal “ค้างคาว” has evaded the police’s attempt to arrest him. In his latest crime, “ค้างคาว” murders and steals jewelry from an industrialist, while police officer sit in the next room.

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Chester Morris from the Public Domain

นาง. Cornelia van Gorder, played by Grayce Hampton, has rented an isolated country manor, where the loot from a bank robbery may be hidden. The lure of stolen money brings “ค้างคาว” to the country estate with the hope of finding it in the cavernous house.

นาง. van Gorder is joined by her niece, maid, caretaker and a group of other visitors. One of the visitors is Detective Anderson, played by Chester Morris, who intends to trap “ค้างคาว”.

Roland V. West, who directed this film, cast his close friend Chester Morris in most of his later films. Classic film fans probably remember Morris as “บอสตันอ้าย” from the popular 1940s “<ช่วง bbox_x = "743" bbox_y = "542" bbox_w = "9" bbox_h = "20" fsize fweight = "14" = "3" สีแดง = "255" สีเขียว = "255" สีฟ้า = "255" อัลฟา = "” ภาพยนตร์ซีรีส์. <ช่วง bbox_x = "543" bbox_y = "1491" bbox_w = "56" bbox_h = "20" fsize fweight = "14" = "3" สีแดง = "255" สีเขียว = "255" สีฟ้า = "255" อัลฟา = ", Morris made several classic feature films with West including Alibi (1929) และ Corsairs (1931). Both West and Morris (Best Actor) were nominated for Academy Awards at the 2nd Academy Awards in 1930 for their work on Alibi.

The Bat Whispers (affiliate link) runs about 85 นาที. The end of the film contains a plea from Morris not to give away the ending of the film to film goers, who have not seen the film yet.

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