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The Cat and the Canary

192784 min 6.9 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

“The mystery thriller of the stage filmed with new effects!”

A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose.

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Release / first air1927-08-20
Original languageEN
GenresComedy, Horror, Mystery
DirectorPaul Leni
WriterRobert F. Hill
BudgetNot available
Revenue$325,550
ProductionUniversal Pictures

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10 cast members
Laura La PlanteLaura La PlanteAnnabelle West
Creighton HaleCreighton HalePaul Jones
Forrest StanleyForrest StanleyCharles Wilder
Tully MarshallTully MarshallRoger Crosby
Gertrude AstorGertrude AstorCecily
Flora FinchFlora FinchSusan
Arthur Edmund CareweArthur Edmund CareweHarry
Martha MattoxMartha MattoxMammy Pleasant
George SiegmannGeorge SiegmannThe Guard
Lucien LittlefieldLucien LittlefieldIra Lazar

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#haunted house#based on play or musical#last will and testament#black and white#old dark house#silent film#aristocrat#expressionism

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