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69% Critic Match
The Cat and the Canary
“A CHILL-AND-CHUCKLE CHASE!...A FORTUNE AT STAKE AND A MONSTER AT LARGE!”
6.9 / 10• 1939• 1h 13m•NR• English
ComedyHorrorMystery
Storyline
Relatives gather at a haunted mansion for a will reading where the sole heir is threatened by a clause that could disinherit her if she goes mad, all while a homicidal maniac escapes nearby.
Cast & Crew
Bob Hope
Wally Campbell
Lead
Paulette Goddard
Joyce Norman
John Beal
Fred Blythe
Douglass Montgomery
Charles Wilder
Gale Sondergaard
Miss Lu
Elizabeth Patterson
Aunt Susan
Nydia Westman
Cicily
George Zucco
Lawyer Crosby
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Elliott Nugent's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Cat and the Canary is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
