The Cat and the Canary
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1939-10-27
Runtime: 73 mins
Director: Elliott Nugent
Spoken language: English
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Original title: The Cat and the Canary
Production Companies: Paramount Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Bob Hope
Paulette Goddard
John Beal
Douglass Montgomery
Gale Sondergaard
Elizabeth Patterson
Nydia Westman
George Zucco
John Wray
George Regas
Milton Kibbee
Charles Lane
Frank Melton
Nick Thompson
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