The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary

Release date : August 20, 1927
Runtime : 1h 27m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : No Language /
Director : Paul Leni /
Production companies : Universal Pictures /
Revenue : $325,550.00
August 20, 1927 1h 27m United States of America Comedy No Language More
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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
Creighton Hale
Paul Jones
Forrest Stanley
Charles Wilder
Tully Marshall
Roger Crosby
Martha Mattox
Mammy Pleasant
George Siegmann
The Guard
Hal Craig
Policeman (uncredited)
Billy Engle
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Joe Murphy
Milkman (uncredited)

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  • title:The Cat and the Canary
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1927
  • Runtime:1h 27m
  • Genres: Comedy · Horror · Mystery ·
  • Countries of origin: United States of America ·
  • Original Language: No Language ·
  • Director: Paul Leni /
  • Writers: Robert F. Hill · Alfred A. Cohn · Walter Anthony · John Willard · Edward J. Montagne ·
  • Production companies: Universal Pictures ·
  • Revenue:$325,550.00
  • Overview: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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