The Bat (play)
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The Bat is a three-act play by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood that was first produced by Lincoln Wagenhals and Collin Kemper in 1920. The story combines elements of mystery and comedy as Corn
Playbill of the Broadway production
Mary Roberts Rinehart based the play on her novel, The Circular Staircase.
Effie Ellsler played Cornelia in the first Broadway production.
Lucile Watson played Cornelia in the 1953 revival.
The Bat Whispers
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The Bat Whispers is a 1930 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Roland West, produced by Joseph M. Schenck, and released by United Artists. The film is based on the 1920 mystery play The Bat, wr
The Bat (play)
…a 1926 novelization credited to Rinehart and Hopwood but ghostwritten by Stephen Vincent Benét. Three film adaptations were produced: The Bat (1926), The Bat Whispers (1930), and The Bat (1959). The play and its adaptations inspired other comedy-mysteries with similar settings, and influenced the creation of the…
Theatrical release poster