The Cat and the Canary (1939)
27/10/1939
Comedy, Horror, Mystery
1h 13m
- 70% (76 votes)
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A CHILL-AND-CHUCKLE CHASE!...A FORTUNE AT STAKE AND A MONSTER AT LARGE!
Overview
Ten years after the death of millionaire Cyrus Norman, his will is to be read out to his six relatives, including Joyce Norman and Wally Campbell. Organized by Norman's lawyer, Crosby, the six meet at Norman's eerie New Orleans Gothic mansion. During the reading, the superstitious housekeeper declares that someone will be dead by midnight. Wally fears for Joyce when she is declared the sole inheritor, but all are alarmed when Crosby turns up dead.
- Elliott NugentDirector
- Lynn StarlingScreenplay
- Walter DeLeonScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Keywords
- cat
- alligator
- louisiana
- based on play or musical
- bayou
- eccentric
- inheritance
- last will and testament
- mansion
- housekeeper
- black cat
- bookcase
- murder mystery
Top Billed Cast
Bob Hope
Wally Campbell
Paulette Goddard
Joyce Norman
John Beal
Fred Blythe
Douglass Montgomery
Charles Wilder
Gale Sondergaard
Miss Lu
Elizabeth Patterson
Aunt Susan
Nydia Westman
Cicily
George Zucco
Lawyer Crosby
John Wray
Hendricks
George Regas
Indian Guide
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