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

The Cat and the Canary

6.919391h 13m

ComedyHorrorMystery

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.

Directed by Elliott Nugent

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CAST

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Bob Hope

Bob HopeWally Campbell

Paulette Goddard

Paulette GoddardJoyce Norman

John Beal

John BealFred Blythe

Douglass Montgomery

Douglass MontgomeryCharles Wilder

Gale Sondergaard

Gale SondergaardMiss Lu

Elizabeth Patterson

Elizabeth PattersonAunt Susan

Nydia Westman

Nydia WestmanCicily

George Zucco

George ZuccoLawyer Crosby