The Cat and the Canary

Year: 1927

Runtime: 87 mins

Director: Paul Leni

ComedyMysteryHorrorHorror the undead and monster classicsSpooky scary comedy

A stage‑to‑film mystery thriller. Wealthy Cyrus West’s relatives await his death, but his will is read years later. When the heirs gather at his gloomy mansion, the lawyer says Annabelle West inherits—only if she’s deemed sane; otherwise a sealed envelope names another beneficiary. As the lawyer vanishes, odd events hint Annabelle may be unstable.

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