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The Cat and the Canary
The Cat and the Canary
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The Cat and the Canary

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

1939
1h 13m
7.0(78 votes)
Comedy
Horror
Mystery

Overview

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.

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15 members
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Bob Hope

Wally Campbell

Bob Hope
Acting

Paulette Goddard

Joyce Norman

Paulette Goddard
Acting

John Beal

Fred Blythe

John Beal
Acting

Douglass Montgomery

Charles Wilder

Douglass Montgomery
Acting

Gale Sondergaard

Miss Lu

Gale Sondergaard
Acting

Elizabeth Patterson

Aunt Susan

Elizabeth Patterson
Acting

Nydia Westman

Cicily

Nydia Westman
Acting

George Zucco

Lawyer Crosby

George Zucco
Acting

John Wray

Hendricks

John Wray
Acting

George Regas

Indian Guide

George Regas
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Milton Kibbee

Reporter

Milton Kibbee
Acting

Charles Lane

Reporter

Charles Lane
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Frank Melton

Reporter

Frank Melton
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Nick Thompson

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Chief Thundercloud

Indian Guide

Chief Thundercloud

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