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The Cat and the Canary (1939)

Overview

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.
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Elliott Nugent profile
Elliott Nugent

Director

Lynn Starling profile
Lynn Starling

Screenplay

Cast

Bob Hope profile
Bob Hope

Wally Campbell

Paulette Goddard profile
Paulette Goddard

Joyce Norman

John Beal profile
John Beal

Fred Blythe

Douglass Montgomery profile
Douglass Montgomery

Charles Wilder

Gale Sondergaard profile
Gale Sondergaard

Miss Lu

Elizabeth Patterson profile
Elizabeth Patterson

Aunt Susan

Nydia Westman profile
Nydia Westman

Cicily

George Zucco profile
George Zucco

Lawyer Crosby

John Wray profile
John Wray

Hendricks

George Regas profile
George Regas

Indian Guide

Milton Kibbee profile
Milton Kibbee

Reporter

Charles Lane profile
Charles Lane

Reporter

Bob Hope profile
Bob Hope

Wally Campbell

Paulette Goddard profile
Paulette Goddard

Joyce Norman

John Beal profile
John Beal

Fred Blythe

Douglass Montgomery profile
Douglass Montgomery

Charles Wilder

Gale Sondergaard profile
Gale Sondergaard

Miss Lu

Elizabeth Patterson profile
Elizabeth Patterson

Aunt Susan

Nydia Westman profile
Nydia Westman

Cicily

George Zucco profile
George Zucco

Lawyer Crosby

John Wray profile
John Wray

Hendricks

George Regas profile
George Regas

Indian Guide

Milton Kibbee profile
Milton Kibbee

Reporter

Charles Lane profile
Charles Lane

Reporter

Extra

Release Date

October 27, 1939

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Paramount Pictures logo

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