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The Cat and the Canary
“The mystery thriller of the stage filmed with new effects!”
6.9 / 10• 1927• 1h 24m•NR• English
ComedyHorrorMystery
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Laura La Plante
Annabelle West
Lead
Creighton Hale
Paul Jones
Forrest Stanley
Charles Wilder
Tully Marshall
Roger Crosby
Gertrude Astor
Cecily
Flora Finch
Susan
Arthur Edmund Carewe
Harry
Martha Mattox
Mammy Pleasant
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Paul Leni'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.”
