The Cat and the Canary (1939)

10/27/1939 (US) • 1h 13m

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.

Top Billed Cast

Bob Hope

Wally Campbell

Paulette Goddard

Joyce Norman

John Beal

Fred Blythe

Douglass Montgomery

Charles Wilder

George Zucco

Lawyer Crosby

John Wray

Hendricks


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

cat

alligator

louisiana

based on play or musical

bayou

eccentric

inheritance

last will and testament

mansion

housekeeper

black cat

bookcase

murder mystery

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