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The Cat and the Canary

6.919271h 24mPGMovieComedyHorrorMystery

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.

DirectorPaul Leni
WritersWalter Anthony·Robert F. Hill
ProducerPaul Kohner

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Cast · Directed by Paul Leni

LPLaura La Plante
Laura La Plante
Annabelle West
CHCreighton Hale
Creighton Hale
Paul Jones
FSForrest Stanley
Forrest Stanley
Charles Wilder
TMTully Marshall
Tully Marshall
Roger Crosby
GAGertrude Astor
Gertrude Astor
Cecily
FFFlora Finch
Flora Finch
Susan
ACArthur Edmund Carewe
Arthur Edmund Carewe
Harry
MMMartha Mattox
Martha Mattox
Mammy Pleasant
GSGeorge Siegmann
George Siegmann
The Guard
LLLucien Littlefield
Lucien Littlefield
Ira Lazar
HC
Hal Craig
Policeman (uncredited)
BEBilly Engle
Billy Engle
Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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