"A laugh with every gasp!" 14 March 1926 Horror, Comedy, Thriller 86 mins
A masked criminal who dresses like a giant bat terrorizes the guests at an old house rented by a mystery writer.
Watch the official The Bat 1926 trailer in HD below.
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
Jack Pickford as Brooks Bailey
Jewel Carmen as Dale Ogden
Sôjin Kamiyama as Billy the Butler
Eddie Gribbon as Detective Anderson
Tullio Carminati as Detective Moletti
Lee Shumway as The Unknown
Roland West Director
Roland West Producer
Julien Josephson Writer
Gregg Toland Assistant Camera
Mary Roberts Rinehart Theatre Play
Avery Hopwood Theatre Play
Arthur Edeson Director of Photography
George Marion Jr. Writer
William Cameron Menzies Art Direction
Hal C. Kern Editor
United States 14 March 1926
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