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The Cat and the Canary

A CHILL-AND-CHUCKLE CHASE!...A FORTUNE AT STAKE AND A MONSTER AT LARGE!

6.9

1939•1h 13m

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.

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Photo of Bob Hope

Bob Hope

Wally Campbell

Photo of Paulette Goddard

Paulette Goddard

Joyce Norman

Photo of John Beal

John Beal

Fred Blythe

Photo of Douglass Montgomery

Douglass Montgomery

Charles Wilder

Photo of Gale Sondergaard

Gale Sondergaard

Miss Lu

Photo of Elizabeth Patterson

Elizabeth Patterson

Aunt Susan

Photo of Nydia Westman

Nydia Westman

Cicily

Photo of George Zucco

George Zucco

Lawyer Crosby

Photo of John Wray

John Wray

Hendricks

Photo of George Regas

George Regas

Indian Guide

Photo of Milton Kibbee

Milton Kibbee

Reporter

Photo of Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Reporter

Photo of Frank Melton

Frank Melton

Reporter

Photo of Chief Thundercloud

Chief Thundercloud

Indian Guide

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