The Cat and the Canary

1h 27min

Comedy

Horror

Mystery

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.

Cast

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
Martha Mattox

Martha Mattox

Mammy Pleasant
Hal Craig

Hal Craig

Policeman (uncredited)
Billy Engle

Billy Engle

Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Joe Murphy

Joe Murphy

Milkman (uncredited)

Release date

20th Aug 1927

Status

Released

Spoken languages

No Language