The Bat (1926 film)
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| Directed by | Roland West |
| Produced by |
Joseph M. Schenck Roland West |
| Written by | Roland West Julien Josephson George Marion, Jr. (intertitles) |
| Based on |
The Bat by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood and the novel The Circular Staircase by Rinehart |
| Starring |
Tullio Carminatti Charles Herzinger Jewel Carmen Louise Fazenda Emily Fitzroy George Beranger Arthur Housman Robert McKim |
| Cinematography | Arthur Edeson |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language |
Silent English intertitles |
The Bat is a 1926 American silent film based on the 1920 Broadway hit The Bat by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood, directed by Roland West and starring Jack Pickford and Louise Fazenda. The film was an influence in the creation of the fictional character Batman.
Writer Cornelia Van Gorder (Fitzroy) rents a house for the summer. In the house, people search for hidden loot while a caped killer (nicknamed "The Bat") murders them one by one.
Director Roland West made his cast work at night. "Given the quiet of the studio at midnight, when no other companies are working, and plenty of spooky music from an orchestra, the players really are in a mood to simulate dark deeds".
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