The Cat and the Canary

October. 27,1939      
Rating:
7.1
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Bob Hope as  Wally Campbell
Paulette Goddard as  Joyce Norman
John Beal as  Fred Blythe
Douglass Montgomery as  Charles Wilder
Gale Sondergaard as  Miss Lu
Elizabeth Patterson as  Aunt Susan
Nydia Westman as  Cicily
George Zucco as  Lawyer Crosby
John Wray as  Hendricks
George Regas as  Indian Guide

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Reviews

Thehibikiew
1939/10/27

Not even bad in a good way

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BoardChiri
1939/10/28

Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

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Kirandeep Yoder
1939/10/29

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

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Bob
1939/10/30

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

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