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The Cat and the Canary (1927)

Overview

Rich old Cyrus West's relatives are waiting for him to die so they can inherit. But he stipulates that his will be read 20 years after his death. On the appointed day his expectant heirs arrive at his brooding mansion. The will is read and it turns out that Annabelle West, the only heir with his name left, inherits, if she is deemed sane. If she isn't, the money and some diamonds go to someone else, whose name is in a sealed envelope. Before he can reveal the identity of her successor to Annabelle, Mr. Crosby, the lawyer, disappears. The first in a series of mysterious events, some of which point to Annabelle in fact being unstable.
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Paul Leni profile
Paul Leni

Director

Robert F. Hill profile
Robert F. Hill

Screenplay

Cast

Laura La Plante profile
Laura La Plante

Annabelle West

Creighton Hale profile
Creighton Hale

Paul Jones

Forrest Stanley profile
Forrest Stanley

Charles Wilder

Tully Marshall profile
Tully Marshall

Roger Crosby

Gertrude Astor profile
Gertrude Astor

Cecily

Flora Finch profile
Flora Finch

Susan

Arthur Edmund Carewe profile
Arthur Edmund Carewe

Harry

Martha Mattox profile
Martha Mattox

Mammy Pleasant

George Siegmann profile
George Siegmann

The Guard

Lucien Littlefield profile
Lucien Littlefield

Ira Lazar

Hal Craig profile
Hal Craig

Policeman (uncredited)

Billy Engle profile
Billy Engle

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Laura La Plante profile
Laura La Plante

Annabelle West

Creighton Hale profile
Creighton Hale

Paul Jones

Forrest Stanley profile
Forrest Stanley

Charles Wilder

Tully Marshall profile
Tully Marshall

Roger Crosby

Gertrude Astor profile
Gertrude Astor

Cecily

Flora Finch profile
Flora Finch

Susan

Arthur Edmund Carewe profile
Arthur Edmund Carewe

Harry

Martha Mattox profile
Martha Mattox

Mammy Pleasant

George Siegmann profile
George Siegmann

The Guard

Lucien Littlefield profile
Lucien Littlefield

Ira Lazar

Hal Craig profile
Hal Craig

Policeman (uncredited)

Billy Engle profile
Billy Engle

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Extra

Release Date

August 20, 1927

Original Language

No Language

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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