The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary

1939 · 72 min · EN · 6.9 (58 votes)
Dir. Elliott Nugent · Starring Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Beal, Douglass Montgomery, Gale Sondergaard, Elizabeth Patterson · Music Ernst Toch

A CHILL-AND-CHUCKLE CHASE!...A FORTUNE AT STAKE AND A MONSTER AT LARGE!

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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.

VIBE

A spooky old mansion, a ticking clock, and a cast of suspicious characters make for a delightfully campy and suspenseful mystery. Expect chills, laughs, and plenty of Gothic atmosphere.

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