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The Cat and the Canary

  • 1927
  • Passed
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
3.9K
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The Cat and the Canary (1927)
WhodunnitComedyHorrorMysteryThriller

Relatives of an eccentric millionaire gather in his spooky mansion on the 20th anniversary of his death for the reading of his will.Relatives of an eccentric millionaire gather in his spooky mansion on the 20th anniversary of his death for the reading of his will.Relatives of an eccentric millionaire gather in his spooky mansion on the 20th anniversary of his death for the reading of his will.

  • Director
    • Paul Leni
  • Writers
    • John Willard
    • Robert F. Hill
    • Alfred A. Cohn
  • Stars
    • Laura La Plante
    • Creighton Hale
    • Forrest Stanley
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    3.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Paul Leni
    • Writers
      • John Willard
      • Robert F. Hill
      • Alfred A. Cohn
    • Stars
      • Laura La Plante
      • Creighton Hale
      • Forrest Stanley
    • 68User reviews
    • 90Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Top Cast13

    Laura La Plante
    Laura La Plante
    • Annabelle West
    Creighton Hale
    Creighton Hale
    • Paul Jones
    Forrest Stanley
    Forrest Stanley
    • Charles Wilder
    Tully Marshall
    Tully Marshall
    • Roger Crosby
    Gertrude Astor
    Gertrude Astor
    • Cecily Young
    Flora Finch
    Flora Finch
    • Susan Sillsby
    Arthur Edmund Carewe
    Arthur Edmund Carewe
    • Harry Blythe
    • (as Arthur Edmund Carew)
    Martha Mattox
    Martha Mattox
    • Mammy Pleasant
    George Siegmann
    George Siegmann
    • The Guard
    Lucien Littlefield
    Lucien Littlefield
    • Doctor Ira Lazar
    Hal Craig
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Engle
    Billy Engle
    • Taxi Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Murphy
    Joe Murphy
    • Milkman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Paul Leni
    • Writers
      • John Willard
      • Robert F. Hill
      • Alfred A. Cohn
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews68

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Writer/director Robert F. Hill not only wrote the adaptation for this film but also served as a sort of assistant/associate director for Paul Leni. Leni, a German, didn't speak much English, and Hill spoke German, so he acted as a liaison between Leni and the cast and crew.
    • Goofs
      As Tully Marshall's dead body falls to the floor, the actor can be clearly seen extending his hands to break the fall.
    • Quotes
      • Roger Crosby: I have come to read the will of Cyrus West. Have any of the heirs arrived yet?
      • Mammy Pleasant: No, Mr. Crosby.
      • Roger Crosby: You must have been lonely here these twenty years, Mammy Pleasant.
      • Mammy Pleasant: I don't need the living ones.
    • Crazy credits
      The ending cast list includes the following statement: "This is repeated at the request of picture patrons who desire to check the names of those players whose work has pleased them."
    • Alternate versions
      Kino International distributed a video with the original 1927 musical setting compiled by James Bradford and adapted and performed by Eric Beheim and "The Cyrus West Players." It was produced by David Shepard using film materials from the David Bradley collection, and copyrighted in 1997 by Film Preservation Associates. The running time was 82 minutes.
    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Seul le cinéma (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Symphony No. 3 in C minor Op. 78 'Organ' I. Adagio
      Written by Camille Saint-Saëns

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 9, 1927 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Cat and the Canary with Haunted Spooks
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios Hollywood - 1000 Universal Studios Blvd, Universal City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $709,699
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 48m(108 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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