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The Cat and the Canary(1927)

The mystery thriller of the stage filmed with new effects!

6.9(86)1h 27m1927-08-20

ComedyHorrorMystery

Overview

Relatives gather at a haunted mansion for a will reading where the sole heir is threatened by a clause that could disinherit her if she goes mad, all while a homicidal maniac escapes nearby.

Director:: Paul Leni
Writers:: Robert F. Hill, Alfred A. Cohn, Walter Anthony
Producers:: Paul Kohner
Cinematographer:: Gilbert Warrenton
Composer:: Hugo Riesenfeld
Production:: Universal Pictures
Revenue:: $325,550
Status:: Released

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Cast

Laura La Plante

Laura La Plante

Annabelle West

Creighton Hale

Creighton Hale

Paul Jones

Forrest Stanley

Forrest Stanley

Charles Wilder

Tully Marshall

Tully Marshall

Roger Crosby

Gertrude Astor

Gertrude Astor

Cecily

Flora Finch

Flora Finch

Susan

Arthur Edmund Carewe

Arthur Edmund Carewe

Harry

Martha Mattox

Martha Mattox

Mammy Pleasant

George Siegmann

George Siegmann

The Guard

Lucien Littlefield

Lucien Littlefield

Ira Lazar

Hal Craig

Hal Craig

Policeman (uncredited)

Billy Engle

Billy Engle

Taxi Driver (uncredited)