The Cat and the Canary
“A CHILL-AND-CHUCKLE CHASE!...A FORTUNE AT STAKE AND A MONSTER AT LARGE!”
1939•1h 13m•6.9•Released
ComedyHorrorMystery
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
Elliott Nugent
Writer
Lynn Starling, Walter DeLeon
Languages
English
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Cast
Bob Hope
Wally Campbell
Paulette Goddard
Joyce Norman
John Beal
Fred Blythe
Douglass Montgomery
Charles Wilder
Gale Sondergaard
Miss Lu
Elizabeth Patterson
Aunt Susan
Nydia Westman
Cicily
George Zucco
Lawyer Crosby
John Wray
Hendricks
George Regas
Indian Guide
Milton Kibbee
Reporter
Charles Lane
Reporter
Frank Melton
Reporter
Nick Thompson
Indian Guide
Chief Thundercloud
Indian Guide
Production
Company
Paramount Pictures
Producer
Arthur Hornblow Jr.
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