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The Cat and the Canary (1939)

Movie"A CHILL-AND-CHUCKLE CHASE!...A FORTUNE AT STAKE AND A MONSTER AT LARGE!"
Audience Score
69
NR 1 hr 13 minNov 10th, 1939Mystery, Comedy, Horror
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.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:November 10th, 1939
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Paramount Pictures