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14 February 2025

VCI listens when THE BAT WHISPERS (review)

Before Batman, The Bat was a murderous master criminal stalking an isolated mansion with murder on his mind in the play by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood adapted by Roland West during the silent era and then again in 1930 as the talkie THE BAT WHISPERS shot three times for separate US and UK negatives and in 65mm Magnifilm widescreen.

REVIEW LINK: VCI Home Video (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE BAT WHISPERS Blu-ray specs:

  • Disc One:
    • U.S. Version: 
      • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.32:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
      • English LPCM 2.0 Mono
      • Optional English SDH Subtitles 
    • U.K. 35mm Version: 
      • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.32:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
      • English LPCM 2.0 Mono
      • Optional English SDH Subtitles 
    • Still Gallery 
    • U.S. vs U.K. Version Comparison
  • Disc Two:
    • 65mm Magnifilm Version: 
      • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.00:1 Widescreen 
      • English LPCM 2.0 Mono 
      • Optional English SDH Subtitles 
      • Audio Commentary by author and film critic Mick LaSalle 
    • U.S. 35mm vs 65mm Version Comparison "The Bat" (1926) vs "The Bat Whispers" (1930) Scene Comparisons 
    • "The Bat" (1926) Before and After Restoration Demo 
    • Bonus film THE BAT (1959) with Vincent Price and Agnes Moorehead: 
      • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
      • English LPCM 2.0 Moon 
      • Optional English SDH Subtltes
  • Comes with a booklet on the restoration.
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