
The Cat and the Canary (1939)
Comedy, Horror, Mystery
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.
Director: Elliott Nugent
The Cast

Bob Hope
Wally Campbell

Paulette Goddard
Joyce Norman

John Beal
Fred Blythe

Douglass Montgomery
Charles Wilder

Gale Sondergaard
Miss Lu

Elizabeth Patterson
Aunt Susan

Nydia Westman
Cicily

George Zucco
Lawyer Crosby

John Wray
Hendricks

George Regas
Indian Guide

Milton Kibbee
Reporter

Charles Lane
Reporter

Frank Melton
Reporter

Nick Thompson
Indian Guide

Chief Thundercloud
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