The Bat
The Musical Museum, Brentford High Street 399, TW8 0DU, Strand-on-the-Green
£20 Adult [includes a welcome drink]
About
Directed by Roland West, The Bat is a 1926 silent mystery based on the Broadway play by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood, credited with establishing the 'Old Dark House' trope. A wealthy socialite rents a country mansion and finds herself caught in a web of terror as a masked criminal known as 'The Bat' searches for a hidden fortune within its walls. Secret passages, flickering lights and a mysterious figure lurking in the shadows plunge the household into chaos.
Written by a model, sources: musicalmuseum.co.uk
Critics
7.4Very good
Critics praise the film's eerie atmosphere, effective blend of humor and thrills, and strong performances, noting its lasting genre influence. They fault some mechanical plotting twists and the director's overstated claims of originality.
Reviews: Movies Silently, Swampflix, TMDb
Trailer
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Sat 31 Oct
The Musical MuseumBrentford High Street 399, TW8 0DU
Venue
The Musical Museum is in London’s Strand-on-the-Green.
Brentford High Street 399, TW8 0DU
The Musical Museum 2 more events- Director
- Roland West
- Year
- 1926
