The Cat and the Canary
The Cat and the Canary

Information

Release DateAugust 20, 1927
Runtime1h 27m
StatusReleased
Revenue$326K
ProductionUniversal Pictures
LanguagesNo Language
6.8
79 votes
Popularity4

The Cat and the Canary

"The mystery thriller of the stage filmed with new effects!"

Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

Director

Paul Leni
Paul Leni

Featured Cast

Laura La Plante

Laura La Plante

Annabelle West

Creighton Hale

Creighton Hale

Paul Jones

Forrest Stanley

Forrest Stanley

Charles Wilder

Tully Marshall

Tully Marshall

Roger Crosby

Gertrude Astor

Gertrude Astor

Cecily

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