The Cat and the Canary

1h 13min

Comedy

Horror

Mystery

Ten years after the death of millionaire Cyrus Norman, his will is to be read out to his six relatives, including Joyce Norman and Wally Campbell. Organized by Norman's lawyer, Crosby, the six meet at Norman's eerie New Orleans Gothic mansion. During the reading, the superstitious housekeeper declares that someone will be dead by midnight. Wally fears for Joyce when she is declared the sole inheritor, but all are alarmed when Crosby turns up dead.

Cast

Bob Hope

Bob Hope

Wally Campbell
Paulette Goddard

Paulette Goddard

Joyce Norman
John Beal

John Beal

Fred Blythe
Douglass Montgomery

Douglass Montgomery

Charles Wilder
George Zucco

George Zucco

Lawyer Crosby
John Wray

John Wray

Hendricks
George Regas

George Regas

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Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Reporter
Frank Melton

Frank Melton

Reporter
Nick Thompson

Nick Thompson

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Chief Thundercloud

Chief Thundercloud

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Release date

27th Oct 1939

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English