Basic Info
Release: October 27, 1939
Rating: ⭐ 6.9/10 (83 votes)
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Original 1939 Trailer
The Cat and the Canary
1939
⭐ 6.9/10
83 votes
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.
Genres
Comedy
Horror
Mystery
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English en
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
Milton Kibbee
Reporter
Charles Lane
Reporter
Crew
Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Producer
Elliott Nugent
Director
Lynn Starling
Screenplay
Walter DeLeon
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