Darla Hood

"The Bat" is a master criminal involved in robberies and murders. There is a creepy mansion and some comedy amid this thriller that only reveals the true identity at the end.

Lieutenant Colonel Iceal Hambleton (Gene Hackman) is a brilliant military strategist who knows how to take care of himself-at 30,000 feet. But after Hambleton is shot down over enemy territory in Vietnam, he is on the ground, caught in a war he doesn't know how to fight. For the moment, all he can do is sit still, listen very hard, and pray for the voice of a friend. Somewhere, up in the sky, is the only person who can help him. He's called Birddog (Danny Glover), and he's the tenacious spotter pilot who maintains constant radio contact with Hambleton. "I'll get you out," Birddog promises. "Just hang on." A story of survival and friendship heightened by the backdrop of the Vietnam War, BAT 21 is based on the true story of the largest one-man rescue operation in military history.

(1926) Jack Pickford, Louise Fazenda, Eddie Cribbon. One of the great silent horror films. A maniacal killer dressed in a weird, bat-like costume terrorizes a group of people in a shuddery, spooky old house riddled with secret passageways. The use of miniatures and the overall cinematography is stunning for its day. An officially 'lost' film for many years. Now regarded as a horror classic. 35mm.

The Bat is a master criminal involved in robberies and murders. There is a creepy mansion and some comedy amid this thriller that only reveals the true identity at the end.