The Cat and the Canary (1927)

  • NR
  • 08/14/1927 (US)
  • Comedy, Horror, Mystery
  • 1h 24m

The mystery thriller of the stage filmed with new effects!

Overview

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.

Paul Leni

Director

Robert F. Hill

Screenplay

Alfred A. Cohn

Screenplay

Walter Anthony

Writer

Cast

Laura La Plante's headshot

Laura La Plante

Annabelle West
Creighton Hale's headshot

Creighton Hale

Paul Jones
Forrest Stanley's headshot

Forrest Stanley

Charles Wilder
Tully Marshall's headshot

Tully Marshall

Roger Crosby
Gertrude Astor's headshot

Gertrude Astor

Cecily
Flora Finch's headshot

Flora Finch

Susan
Arthur Edmund Carewe's headshot

Arthur Edmund Carewe

Harry
Martha Mattox's headshot

Martha Mattox

Mammy Pleasant

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