The Cat and the Canary
# The mystery thriller of the stage filmed with new effects!
π Overview:
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.
π Languages Available:
No Language
π Date Released:
1927-08-20
β Running Time:
87 mins
β Vote Average:
6.8
Beloved Cast
Annabelle West
Laura La Plante
Paul Jones
Creighton Hale
Charles Wilder
Forrest Stanley
Roger Crosby
Tully Marshall
Cecily
Gertrude Astor
Susan
Flora Finch
Harry
Arthur Edmund Carewe
Mammy Pleasant
Martha Mattox
The Guard
George Siegmann
Ira Lazar
Lucien Littlefield
Policeman (uncredited)
Hal Craig
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Billy Engle
Milkman (uncredited)
Joe Murphy