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The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary
★ 6.9/10•1927•1h 24m•PG•Comedy•Horror•Mystery

The mystery thriller of the stage filmed with new effects!

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.

Paul Leni · Director

Robert F. Hill · Screenplay

Alfred A. Cohn · Screenplay

Walter Anthony · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 24m
LanguageEN
Release DateAug 20, 1927
Revenue$325,550

Actors

Laura La Plante

Laura La Plante

Annabelle West

Creighton Hale

Creighton Hale

Paul Jones

Forrest Stanley

Forrest Stanley

Charles Wilder

Tully Marshall

Tully Marshall

Roger Crosby

Gertrude Astor

Gertrude Astor

Cecily

Flora Finch

Flora Finch

Susan

Arthur Edmund Carewe

Arthur Edmund Carewe

Harry

Martha Mattox

Martha Mattox

Mammy Pleasant

George Siegmann

George Siegmann

The Guard

Lucien Littlefield

Lucien Littlefield

Ira Lazar

Hal Craig

Policeman (uncredited)

Billy Engle

Billy Engle

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Joe Murphy

Joe Murphy

Milkman (uncredited)

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