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The Cat and the Canary

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The Cat and the Canary (1939)

October. 27,1939

7.1

| Horror Comedy Mystery

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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.

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Cast

Bob Hope as Wally Campbell

[2003] Christmas in Hollywood [1994] That Little Monster [1994] Liberation [1969] How to Commit Marriage [1968] The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell [1966] Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

Paulette Goddard as Joyce Norman

[1988] The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind [1953] Vice Squad [1950] The Torch [1948] On Our Merry Way [1947] Unconquered [1946] The Diary of a Chambermaid

John Beal as Fred Blythe

[1983] Amityville 3-D [1973] The House That Cried Murder [1959] The Sound and the Fury [1957] The Vampire [1953] Remains to Be Seen [1949] Chicago Deadline

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Reviews

Incannerax

1939/10/27

What a waste of my time!!!

TrueJoshNight

1939/10/28

Truly Dreadful Film

TrueHello

1939/10/29

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

KnotStronger

1939/10/30

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.