The Cat and the Canary

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.

Cast

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  Bob Hope

  Wally Campbell

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  Paulette Goddard

  Joyce Norman

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  John Beal

  Fred Blythe

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  Douglass Montgomery

  Charles Wilder

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  Gale Sondergaard

  Miss Lu

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  Elizabeth Patterson

  Aunt Susan

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  Nydia Westman

  Cicily

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  George Zucco

  Lawyer Crosby

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  John Wray

  Hendricks

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  George Regas

  Indian Guide

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  Milton Kibbee

  Reporter

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  Charles Lane

  Reporter

Crew

Director

Elliott Nugent

Writer

Lynn Starling, Walter DeLeon

Cinematography

Charles Lang

Music

Ernst Toch