CinemaOSMovie · 1927 · 1h 24m
The Cat and the Canary

The mystery thriller of the stage filmed with new effects!

69%(89)IMDbComedyHorrorMystery

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.

Directed byPaul Leni

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 24m
Language
EN
Released
August 20, 1927
Revenue
$325,550
Studios
Universal Pictures

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Trailers & teasers

1 video
Masters of Cinema Trailer

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Paul Leni
Paul Leni
Written by
Walter Anthony
Robert F. Hill
Produced by
Paul Kohner

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