The Cat and the Canary

Name: The Cat and the Canary
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Released: 27 Oct 1939
Rating: 7.00
Cast: Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Beal, Douglass Montgomery, Gale Sondergaard

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.

Year: 1939

Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery

Studio: Paramount Pictures

Director: Elliott Nugent

Cast: Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Beal, Douglass Montgomery, Gale Sondergaard, Elizabeth Patterson

Crew: Elliott Nugent (Director), Arthur Hornblow Jr. (Producer), Archie Marshek (Editor), Hans Dreier (Art Direction), Robert Usher (Art Direction), A. E. Freudeman (Set Decoration)

Runtime: 73 minutes

Release: Oct 27, 1939

IMDb: 7.00/10 by 76 users

Popularity: 1

Country: United States of America

Language: English

Budget: 0

Revenue: 0

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