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The Cat and the Canary
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The Cat and the Canary

1939-10-27 · 73 min · ★ 6.9

Comedy · Horror · Mystery

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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Directors
Elliott Nugent
Production companies
Paramount Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Bob HopeBob HopeWally Campbell
Paulette GoddardPaulette GoddardJoyce Norman
John BealJohn BealFred Blythe
Douglass MontgomeryDouglass MontgomeryCharles Wilder
Gale SondergaardGale SondergaardMiss Lu
Elizabeth PattersonElizabeth PattersonAunt Susan
Nydia WestmanNydia WestmanCicily
George ZuccoGeorge ZuccoLawyer Crosby
John WrayJohn WrayHendricks
George RegasGeorge RegasIndian Guide
Milton KibbeeMilton KibbeeReporter
Charles LaneCharles LaneReporter
Frank MeltonFrank MeltonReporter
Nick ThompsonIndian Guide
Chief ThundercloudChief ThundercloudIndian Guide

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