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The Cat and the Canary (1939) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1939 · 73 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Elliott Nugent
- Starring
- Paulette Goddard, Douglass Montgomery, John Wray, Elizabeth Patterson, John Beal, Charles Lane
The will of millionaire Cyrus Norman is read ten years after his death, gathering his six relatives—including Joyce Norman and Wally Campbell—in his spooky New Orleans Gothic mansion. The superstitious housekeeper predicts a murder by midnight. When lawyer Crosby is found dead, Wally scrambles to protect Joyce, the sole heir, as danger looms.
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