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The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary

# A CHILL-AND-CHUCKLE CHASE!...A FORTUNE AT STAKE AND A MONSTER AT LARGE!
Comedy   Horror   Mystery
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1939-10-27
⌚ Running Time: 73 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.9

Beloved Cast

Bob Hope original image
Wally Campbell
Bob Hope
Paulette Goddard original image
Joyce Norman
Paulette Goddard
John Beal original image
Fred Blythe
John Beal
Douglass Montgomery original image
Charles Wilder
Douglass Montgomery
Gale Sondergaard original image
Miss Lu
Gale Sondergaard
Elizabeth Patterson original image
Aunt Susan
Elizabeth Patterson
Nydia Westman original image
Cicily
Nydia Westman
George Zucco original image
Lawyer Crosby
George Zucco
John Wray original image
Hendricks
John Wray
George Regas original image
Indian Guide
George Regas
Milton Kibbee original image
Reporter
Milton Kibbee
Charles Lane original image
Reporter
Charles Lane
Frank Melton original image
Reporter
Frank Melton
Nick Thompson original image
Indian Guide
Nick Thompson
Chief Thundercloud original image
Indian Guide
Chief Thundercloud

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