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  • The Cat and the Canary (1939)
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    72 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
The Cat and the Canary (1939)
Approved
72 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

When an eccentric family meets in their uncle's remote, decaying mansion on the tenth anniversary of his death for the reading of his will, murder and madness follow.
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Director
Writers
Walter DeLeon (screenplay) | Lynn Starling (screenplay) | John Willard (based on the stage play by)
Composer
Ernst Toch (as Dr. Ernst Toch)
Cinematographer
Charles Lang (photographed by)
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Updated Oct 27, 1939

Release date
Nov 10, 1939 (United States)
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16 cast members
Name Known for
Bob Hope
Wally Campbell Wally Campbell   See fewer
Paulette Goddard
Joyce Norman Joyce Norman   See fewer
John Beal
Fred Blythe Fred Blythe   See fewer
Douglass Montgomery
Charlie Wilder Charlie Wilder   See fewer
Gale Sondergaard
Miss Lu Miss Lu   See fewer
Elizabeth Patterson
Aunt Susan Aunt Susan   See fewer
Nydia Westman
Cicily Cicily   See fewer
George Zucco
Lawyer Crosby Lawyer Crosby   See fewer
John Wray
Hendricks Hendricks   See fewer
George Regas
Indian Guide Indian Guide   See fewer
William Abbey
'The Cat' (uncredited) 'The Cat' (uncredited)   See fewer
Milton Kibbee
Photographer (uncredited) Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Lane
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Melton
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Nick Thompson
Indian Guide (uncredited) Indian Guide (uncredited)   See fewer
Chief Thundercloud
Indian Guide (uncredited) Indian Guide (uncredited)   See fewer
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