The Cat and the Canary
The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary (1939)

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

6.9 (86 votes)
1h 13m
October 27, 1939
English

Synopsis

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.

Director

Elliott Nugent

Writers

Lynn Starling, Walter DeLeon

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Original Title

The Cat and the Canary

Status

Released

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Production

Paramount Pictures