The Bat(1926) In this silent film, Miss Cornelia Van Gorder and her niece Dale rent an old mansion that belongs to the wealthy owner of a bank. Their tranquility is disturbed when they discover that the bank has been robbed by the master thief known as The Bat. The owner is now dead, and he left the rest of his fortune, in cash, hidden in the mansion they are renting. Now, Van Gorder and her niece may be the new victims of The Bat, who wants to get the full loot and will do whatever is necessary to get them out of the house, alive or dead. André de Béranger, Charles Herzinger, Emily Fitzroy, Director: Roland West.