The Black Cat

The Black Cat (1934)

07/05/1934
Horror
1h 5m

Things you never said before nor even dreamed of!

Overview

After a road accident in Hungary, the American honeymooners Joan and Peter and the enigmatic Dr. Werdegast find refuge in the house of the famed architect Hjalmar Poelzig, who shares a dark past with the doctor.

  • Edgar G. UlmerDirector
  • Peter RuricScreenplay
  • Tom KilpatrickScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $95,745

  • Revenue

    $236,000

Keywords

  • chess
  • prisoner of war
  • hungary
  • black and white
  • train
  • storm
  • psychiatrist
  • black cat
  • spiral staircase
  • high priest
  • newlywed
  • pre-code
  • based on short story
  • satanic ritual
  • satanic cult
  • psychotronic
  • preserved corpse
  • female corpse
  • devil worship
  • mystery writer
  • wife murderer
  • woman in peril
  • bus crash
  • europe honeymoon
  • flaying
  • glass display cases
  • gun turret
  • married to stepdaughter

Top Billed Cast

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Hjalmar Poelzig

Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi

Dr. Vitus Werdegast

David Manners

David Manners

Peter Alison

Julie Bishop

Julie Bishop

Joan Alison

Egon Brecher

Egon Brecher

The Majordomo

Harry Cording

Harry Cording

Thamal

Lucille Lund

Lucille Lund

Karen

Henry Armetta

Henry Armetta

The Sergeant

Albert Conti

Albert Conti

The Lieutenant

John Carradine

John Carradine

Cult Organist

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