The Cat and the Canary

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19271h 27m

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Rich old Cyrus West's relatives are waiting for him to die so they can inherit. But he stipulates that his will be read 20 years after his death. On the appointed day his expectant heirs arrive at his brooding mansion. The will is read and it turns out that Annabelle West, the only heir with his name left, inherits, if she is deemed sane. If she isn't, the money and some diamonds go to someone else, whose name is in a sealed envelope. Before he can reveal the identity of her successor to Annabelle, Mr. Crosby, the lawyer, disappears. The first in a series of mysterious events, some of which point to Annabelle in fact being unstable.

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Laura La Plante - Annabelle West in The Cat and the Canary

Laura La Plante

Annabelle West

Creighton Hale - Paul Jones in The Cat and the Canary

Creighton Hale

Paul Jones

Forrest Stanley - Charles Wilder in The Cat and the Canary

Forrest Stanley

Charles Wilder

Tully Marshall - Roger Crosby in The Cat and the Canary

Tully Marshall

Roger Crosby

Gertrude Astor - Cecily in The Cat and the Canary

Gertrude Astor

Cecily

Flora Finch - Susan in The Cat and the Canary

Flora Finch

Susan

Arthur Edmund Carewe - Harry in The Cat and the Canary

Arthur Edmund Carewe

Harry

Martha Mattox - Mammy Pleasant in The Cat and the Canary

Martha Mattox

Mammy Pleasant

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Release Date

August 20, 1927

Runtime

1h 27m

Genres

Comedy, Horror, Mystery

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