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The mystery thriller of the stage filmed with new effects!

The Cat and the Canary

6.9 / 10 6.9 1927 1h 24m

ComedyHorrorMystery

A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose.

Directed by Paul Leni

VISUAL NOTES

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CAST

The people behind the story

Laura La Plante

Laura La PlanteAnnabelle West

Creighton Hale

Creighton HalePaul Jones

Forrest Stanley

Forrest StanleyCharles Wilder

Tully Marshall

Tully MarshallRoger Crosby

Gertrude Astor

Gertrude AstorCecily

Flora Finch

Flora FinchSusan

Arthur Edmund Carewe

Arthur Edmund CareweHarry

Martha Mattox

Martha MattoxMammy Pleasant