The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary (1927)

The mystery thriller of the stage filmed with new effects!

  • Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
  • Release Date: 1927-08-20
  • User Rating: 6.9/10 from 86 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 27min
  • Language: No Language
  • Production Company: Universal Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Paul Leni
star 6.9/10
From 86 Ratings
7.1

Summary

Relatives gather at a haunted mansion for a will reading where the sole heir is threatened by a clause that could disinherit her if she goes mad, all while a homicidal maniac escapes nearby.

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  • Laura La Plante

    as Annabelle West

  • Creighton Hale

    as Paul Jones

  • Forrest Stanley

    as Charles Wilder

  • Tully Marshall

    as Roger Crosby

  • Gertrude Astor

    as Cecily

  • Flora Finch

    as Susan

  • Arthur Edmund Carewe

    as Harry

  • Martha Mattox

    as Mammy Pleasant

  • George Siegmann

    as The Guard

  • Lucien Littlefield

    as Ira Lazar

  • Hal Craig

    as Policeman (uncredited)

  • Billy Engle

    as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

  • Joe Murphy

    as Milkman (uncredited)
Directing Paul Leni Director
Sound Hugo Riesenfeld Original Music Composer
Camera Gilbert Warrenton Director of Photography
Editing Martin G. Cohn Editor
Art Charles D. Hall Art Direction
Writing Robert F. Hill Screenplay
Writing Alfred A. Cohn Screenplay
Writing Walter Anthony Writer
Production Paul Kohner Producer
Writing John Willard Theatre Play
Writing Edward J. Montagne Story Supervisor
Editing Lloyd Nosler Supervising Editor
Crew Carl Laemmle Presenter

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