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The Cat and the Canary

⭐️ 6.9 | 84 min | Comedy , Horror , Mystery | August 20th, 1927

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.

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The Cat and the Canary

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Budget: N/A
Revenue: $325,550

Verdict: Unknown

Trailer

Crew

Directors

> Paul Leni (Director)
> Gilbert Warrenton (Director of Photography)

Writers

> Robert F. Hill (Screenplay)
> Alfred A. Cohn (Screenplay)
> Walter Anthony (Writer)
> John Willard (Theatre Play)
> Edward J. Montagne (Story Supervisor)

Cast

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
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Hal Craig

Policeman (uncredited)
Billy Engle

Billy Engle

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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