Comedy ·Mystery ·Thriller ·Horror · United States of America · 1926 · 1h 26m

The Bat

The Bat poster

Director

Cast

George Beranger as Gideon Bell Charles Herzinger as Courleigh Fleming Emily Fitzroy as Cornelia Van Gorder Louise Fazenda as Lizzie Allen Arthur Housman as Richard Fleming Robert McKim as Dr. Wells

Crew

Arthur Edeson — Director of Photography Hal C. Kern — Editor Julien Josephson — Writer George Marion Jr. — Writer Roland West — Producer

Tagline

A laugh with every gasp!

Synopsis

A masked criminal who dresses like a giant bat terrorizes the guests at an old house rented by a mystery writer.

Mood & Themes

slasher silent film proto-slasher

Key Collaborators

Roland West Director Arthur Edeson Director of Photography Hal C. Kern Editor Julien Josephson Writer George Marion Jr. Writer Roland West Producer

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