The Black Cat (1934)

05/07/1934 (US) • 1h 5m

Horror

Things you never said before nor even dreamed of!

Overview

After a road accident in Hungary, the American honeymooners Joan and Peter and the enigmatic Dr. Werdegast find refuge in the house of the famed architect Hjalmar Poelzig, who shares a dark past with the doctor.

Top Billed Cast

Boris Karloff

Hjalmar Poelzig

Bela Lugosi

Dr. Vitus Werdegast

David Manners

Peter Alison

Julie Bishop

Joan Alison

Egon Brecher

The Majordomo

Henry Armetta

The Sergeant

Albert Conti

The Lieutenant


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$95,745.00

Revenue

$236,000.00

Keywords

chess

prisoner of war

hungary

black and white

train

storm

psychiatrist

black cat

spiral staircase

high priest

newlywed

pre-code

based on short story

satanic ritual

satanic cult

psychotronic

preserved corpse

female corpse

devil worship

mystery writer

wife murderer

woman in peril

bus crash

europe honeymoon

flaying

glass display cases

gun turret

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