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Auction History Result 5c0119 BAT WHISPERS hardcover book 1930 the novel The Bat by Mary Roberts Rinehart & Avery Hopwood! Date Sold 7/23/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A Vintage Hardcover Book (measures 5 1/4" x 7 3/4" [13 x 20 cm]; 319 pages) (Learn More) Roland West's The Bat Whispers, the 1930 Roland West crime murder mystery thriller (based on the play by Mary Roberts Rinehart & Avery Hopwood; about a weird master criminal who wears a hooded costume and is known as "The Bat", and he hides out in an isolated large house in the country and kills one of the occupants and takes his place, and the police must discover who is really The Bat!) starring Chester Morris (in a dual role as Detective Anderson and The Bat!), Chance Ward, Una Merkel, Richard Tucker, and Wilson Benge. Note that this was a virtual remake of the 1926 silent movie, "The Bat", as it had pretty much the same plot. We have heard that the comic book character "Batman" was inspired by the lead character from this movie (although, of course, here he was a villain). NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Mach Tey Important Added Info: Note that this is the book the above movie was based on (it was published 4 years earlier), and it is therefore obviously not a "movie edition". Also note that we have pictured the front cover, the title page, and the interior page that shows the publishing information, and one or more interior 2-page spreads. Condition: good to very good. The dust jacket is in a protective sleeve. Learn More about condition grades 
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