TMDb Rating
6.9/10
83 verified votes
The Cat and the Canary (1939)
ComedyHorrorMystery
73 min
"A CHILL-AND-CHUCKLE CHASE!...A FORTUNE AT STAKE AND A MONSTER AT LARGE!"
Plot Summary
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.
Director
Elliott Nugent
Top Cast
Bob HopePaulette GoddardJohn BealDouglass MontgomeryGale Sondergaard
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