The Cat and the Canary
The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary (27/10/1939)

Synopsis

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.

Production

Paramount Pictures

Pays de production

United States of America

Genres

Comedy, Horror, Mystery

Bob Hope

Bob Hope

Paulette Goddard

Paulette Goddard

John Beal

John Beal

Douglass Montgomery

Douglass Montgomery

Gale Sondergaard

Gale Sondergaard

Elizabeth Patterson

Elizabeth Patterson