The Bat Whispers
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The Bat Whispers is a 1930 American mystery thriller film, noted for its early use of widescreen cinematography and atmospheric visual style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Bat Whispers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Bat Whispers Context triple: [Gavin Gordon, notableWork, The Bat Whispers]
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A.
The Bat
The Bat is a 1959 American mystery-horror film about a masked killer terrorizing a mansion, noted for its atmospheric cinematography by Floyd Crosby.
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B.
The Bat
The Bat is the English title of Johann Strauss II’s famous operetta "Die Fledermaus," a comic work known for its lively waltzes and farcical plot.
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C.
The Bat
The Bat is a popular inverted boomerang-style roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland known for its intense forward and backward loops.
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D.
The Night Owl
The Night Owl is a retro-themed soul and Motown nightclub and live music venue located in the Digbeth district of Birmingham, UK.
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E.
The Cry of the Owl
The Cry of the Owl is a psychological suspense novel by Patricia Highsmith that explores obsession, voyeurism, and moral ambiguity through a dark, unsettling narrative.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Bat Whispers Target entity description: The Bat Whispers is a 1930 American mystery thriller film, noted for its early use of widescreen cinematography and atmospheric visual style.
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A.
The Bat
The Bat is a 1959 American mystery-horror film about a masked killer terrorizing a mansion, noted for its atmospheric cinematography by Floyd Crosby.
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B.
The Bat
The Bat is the English title of Johann Strauss II’s famous operetta "Die Fledermaus," a comic work known for its lively waltzes and farcical plot.
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C.
The Bat
The Bat is a popular inverted boomerang-style roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland known for its intense forward and backward loops.
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D.
The Night Owl
The Night Owl is a retro-themed soul and Motown nightclub and live music venue located in the Digbeth district of Birmingham, UK.
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E.
The Cry of the Owl
The Cry of the Owl is a psychological suspense novel by Patricia Highsmith that explores obsession, voyeurism, and moral ambiguity through a dark, unsettling narrative.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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mystery film ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| aspectOf | early sound cinema ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Bat (play)
NERFINISHED
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The Circular Staircase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor |
Avery Hopwood
NERFINISHED
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Mary Roberts Rinehart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Ray June
NERFINISHED
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Robert Planck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Roland West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | United Artists ⓘ |
| editingBy | James Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Cornelia Van Gorder
NERFINISHED
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Detective Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingProcess |
35 mm standard version
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65 mm widescreen version ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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mystery ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasRemake | The Bat (1959 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVersion | The Bat (1926 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Batman (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenceOn | visual style of early comic-book crime fighters ⓘ |
| musicBy | Hugo Riesenfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric visual style
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early use of widescreen cinematography ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Joseph M. Schenck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Joseph M. Schenck Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1930 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| runtime | 83 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Avery Hopwood
NERFINISHED
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Roland West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | country house ⓘ |
| stars |
Chester Morris
NERFINISHED
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Grayce Hampton NERFINISHED ⓘ Gustav von Seyffertitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Spencer Charters NERFINISHED ⓘ Una Merkel NERFINISHED ⓘ William Bakewell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
miniature photography
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widescreen cinematography ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Bat Whispers Description of subject: The Bat Whispers is a 1930 American mystery thriller film, noted for its early use of widescreen cinematography and atmospheric visual style.
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