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The Cat and the Canary

1939·1h 12m·Approved
MysteryHorrorThrillerComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.1/10
4,241 votes

When an eccentric family meets in their uncle's remote, decaying mansion on the tenth anniversary of his death for the reading of his will, murder and madness follow.

The Cat and the Canary is a 1939 mystery horror movie directed by Elliott Nugent, starring Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Beal. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10 from 4,241 votes and runs 1h 12m.

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Director
Elliott Nugent
Stars
Bob Hope
Paulette Goddard
John Beal
Douglass Montgomery
Details
1939-11-10
72 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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