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The Cat and the Canary (1927)

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Movie"The mystery thriller of the stage filmed with new effects!"
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68
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NR 1 hr 27 minSep 9th, 1927Horror, Comedy, Mystery
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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.
StarringLaura La PlanteCreighton HaleForrest Stanley
DirectorPaul Leni
WriterWalter Anthony

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:September 9th, 1927
On DVD & Blu-ray:May 13th, 1998 - Buy DVD
Movie Box Office Gross:$325,550 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Universal Pictures
Movie Tags:
silent filmblack and whitebased on play or musicalhaunted houseexpressionismaristocratold dark houselast will and testament