The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary

1939 · 73 min · EN · 6.9 (87 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!”

ComedyHorrorMystery

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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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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