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The Cat and the Canary
The Cat and the Canary

6.8

The Cat and the Canary

NR·1927·87m

Summary

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.

Crew

Director

Paul Leni

Screenplay

Alfred A. Cohn

Screenplay

Robert F. Hill

Theatre Play

John Willard

Writer

Walter Anthony

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Status:

Released

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Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$325,550.00

Keywords

haunted house
based on play or musical
last will and testament
black and white
old dark house
silent film
aristocrat
expressionism