The Cat and the Canary
A CHILL-AND-CHUCKLE CHASE!...A FORTUNE AT STAKE AND A MONSTER AT LARGE!
Relatives gather at a haunted mansion for a will reading where the sole heir is threatened by a clause that could disinherit her if she goes mad, all while a homicidal maniac escapes nearby.
- Director
- Elliott Nugent
- Signature
- Tension · Craft · Humour
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Relatives gather at a haunted mansion for a will reading where the sole heir is threatened by a clause that could disinherit her if she goes mad, all while a homicidal maniac escapes nearby.
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- Release date
- Oct 27, 1939
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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