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The Black Cat

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The Black Cat1941

“Even Ladd is scared!”

Directed by Albert S. Rogell

IMDb 6.1TMDB 6.4

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Trailer

Year

1941

Runtime

70 min

Box office

Budget

$178,000

Synopsis

Greedy heirs wait in a mansion for a rich cat lover to die, only to learn her cats come first.

Cast

Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Montague Hartley

Hugh Herbert

Hugh Herbert

Mr. Penny

Broderick Crawford

Broderick Crawford

Hubert A. Gilmore 'Gil' Smith

Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi

Eduardo Vidos

Anne Gwynne

Anne Gwynne

Elaine Winslow

Gladys Cooper

Gladys Cooper

Myrna Hartley

Gale Sondergaard

Gale Sondergaard

Abigail Doone

Cecilia Loftus

Cecilia Loftus

Henrietta Winslow

Alan Ladd

Alan Ladd

Richard Hartley

Claire Dodd

Claire Dodd

Margaret Gordon

John Eldredge

John Eldredge

Stanley Borden

Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson

Doctor Williams (uncredited)

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Comedy Horror Gothic Classic Monsters Greed And Inheritance Family Dysfunction Eccentric Wealth Mortality Old Dark House Secrets lightning cat wheelchair crematorium murder spoof inheritance last will and testament horror spoof black and white

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