The Cat and the Canary

IMDb 6.9 1939 • 73 min • ComedyHorrorMystery

Director

Elliott Nugent

Country

US

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.

Top Cast

Bob Hope
Bob Hope Wally Campbell
Paulette Goddard
Paulette Goddard Joyce Norman
John Beal
John Beal Fred Blythe
Douglass Montgomery
Douglass Montgomery Charles Wilder
Gale Sondergaard
Gale Sondergaard Miss Lu