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The Black Cat

The Black Cat
★ 6.7/10•1934•1h 5m•12•Horror•Thriller

Things you never said before nor even dreamed of!

After a road accident in Hungary, the American honeymooners Joan and Peter and the enigmatic Dr. Werdegast find refuge in the house of the famed architect Hjalmar Poelzig, who shares a dark past with the doctor.

Edgar G. Ulmer · Director

Peter Ruric · Screenplay

Tom Kilpatrick · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 5m
LanguageEN
Release DateMay 7, 1934
Budget$95,745
Revenue$236,000

Actors

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Hjalmar Poelzig

Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi

Dr. Vitus Werdegast

David Manners

David Manners

Peter Alison

Julie Bishop

Julie Bishop

Joan Alison

Egon Brecher

Egon Brecher

The Majordomo

Harry Cording

Harry Cording

Thamal

Lucille Lund

Lucille Lund

Karen

Henry Armetta

Henry Armetta

The Sergeant

Albert Conti

Albert Conti

The Lieutenant

John Carradine

John Carradine

Cult Organist

John George

John George

Cultist (uncredited)

Albert Pollet

Waiter (uncredited)

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