“The mystery thriller of the stage filmed with new effects!”
The Cat and the Canary
6.9
86 votes·1927
·1h 27m
·MovieComedyHorrorMystery
Overview
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.
Keywords
haunted housebased on play or musicallast will and testamentblack and whiteold dark housesilent filmaristocratexpressionism
Cast
Laura La Plante
Annabelle West
Creighton Hale
Paul Jones
Forrest Stanley
Charles Wilder
Tully Marshall
Roger Crosby
Gertrude Astor
Cecily
Flora Finch
Susan
Arthur Edmund Carewe
Harry
Martha Mattox
Mammy Pleasant
George Siegmann
The Guard
Lucien Littlefield
Ira Lazar
Hal Craig
Policeman (uncredited)
Billy Engle
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Joe Murphy
Milkman (uncredited)
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