The Cat and the Canary

1939

73 min

7.0

Ends at

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.

Budget

$0

Genre

Comedy, Horror, Mystery

Director

Elliott Nugent

Country

United States of America

Cast & Crew

Bob Hope

Paulette Goddard

John Beal

Douglass Montgomery

Gale Sondergaard

Elizabeth Patterson

Nydia Westman

George Zucco

John Wray

George Regas

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The Cat and the Canary

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.

  • Bob Hope

  • Paulette Goddard

  • John Beal

  • Douglass Montgomery

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