The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary

1939
1h 13m
6.9

6.9/10

86 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy Horror Mystery

"A CHILL-AND-CHUCKLE CHASE!...A FORTUNE AT STAKE AND A MONSTER AT LARGE!"

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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

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Quick Facts

Release Date October 27, 1939
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0031143

Cast

Bob Hope
Bob Hope

Wally Campbell

Paulette Goddard
Paulette Goddard

Joyce Norman

John Beal
John Beal

Fred Blythe

Douglass Montgomery
Douglass Montgomery

Charles Wilder

Gale Sondergaard
Gale Sondergaard

Miss Lu

Elizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth Patterson

Aunt Susan

Nydia Westman
Nydia Westman

Cicily

George Zucco
George Zucco

Lawyer Crosby

John Wray
John Wray

Hendricks

George Regas
George Regas

Indian Guide

Milton Kibbee
Milton Kibbee

Reporter

Charles Lane
Charles Lane

Reporter

Key Crew

Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Producer
Elliott Nugent
Director
Lynn Starling
Screenplay
Walter DeLeon
Screenplay