Comedy Horror
The Cat and the Canary
The mystery thriller of the stage filmed with new effects!
6.9 1927 1h 24m
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Language
- EN
Where to Watch
Stream
Rent
Amazon Video
Official Trailer
Filmmakers
Paul Leni
Director
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Robert F. Hill
Screenplay
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Alfred A. Cohn
Screenplay
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Walter Anthony
Writer
Cast
Laura La Plante
Annabelle West
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
George Siegmann
The Guard
Lucien Littlefield
Ira Lazar
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Hal Craig
Policeman (uncredited)
Billy Engle
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Joe Murphy
Milkman (uncredited)
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Keywords
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