The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary

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

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Release Date

10/27/1939

Runtime

73 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A spirited romp through a creaky mansion where the laughs come just as freely as the scares, mixing dark comedy with genuine moments of Gothic suspense as relatives scheme and skulk around a fortune.

Mood

PlayfulUnsettlingWhimsical

Themes

Family

Tone

Comedic

Pacing

Brisk

Look

FormalistHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

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