Release Date
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Original Release
October 27, 1939
1h 13m
The Cat and the Canary (1939)
⭐ 6.973 min
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.
Director
Elliott Nugent
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 0.3
Cast
Bob Hope
Wally Campbell
⭐1.4
Paulette Goddard
Joyce Norman
⭐0.7
John Beal
Fred Blythe
⭐0.3
Douglass Montgomery
Charles Wilder
⭐1.0
Gale Sondergaard
Miss Lu
⭐0.4
Elizabeth Patterson
Aunt Susan
⭐0.5
Nydia Westman
Cicily
⭐0.3
George Zucco
Lawyer Crosby
⭐0.5
John Wray
Hendricks
⭐0.3
George Regas
Indian Guide
⭐0.3
Genres
ComedyHorrorMystery
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