Movie·1939·1h 13m
The Cat and the Canary
A CHILL-AND-CHUCKLE CHASE!...A FORTUNE AT STAKE AND A MONSTER AT LARGE!
Directed By
Elliott Nugent
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Lynn Starling, Walter DeLeon
Producer
Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Cinematography
Charles Lang
Music
Ernst Toch
Editor
Archie Marshek
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
87 votes
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// cast
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
Frank Melton
Reporter
Nick Thompson
Indian Guide
Chief Thundercloud
Indian Guide
// crew
Crew
Elliott Nugent
Director
Archie Marshek
Editor
Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Producer
Charles Lang
Director of Photography
Lynn Starling
Screenplay
Walter DeLeon
Screenplay
Ernst Toch
Original Music Composer
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