The Cat and the Canary (1927)
The mystery thriller of the stage filmed with new effects!
1927 · 1h 27m · Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Relatives gather at a haunted mansion for a will reading where the sole heir is threatened by a clause that could disinherit her if she goes mad, all while a homicidal maniac escapes nearby.
Director: Paul Leni
Writers: Robert F. Hill, Alfred A. Cohn, Walter Anthony
Music by: Hugo Riesenfeld
Cinematography: Gilbert Warrenton
Editor: Martin G. Cohn
Rated 6.9/10 by 87 viewers
Cast
Laura La Plante as Annabelle WestCreighton Hale as Paul JonesForrest Stanley as Charles WilderTully Marshall as Roger CrosbyGertrude Astor as CecilyFlora Finch as SusanArthur Edmund Carewe as HarryMartha Mattox as Mammy PleasantGeorge Siegmann as The GuardLucien Littlefield as Ira LazarHal Craig as Policeman (uncredited)Billy Engle as Taxi Driver (uncredited)More like this
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