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The Cat and the Canary (1927)
Directed by Paul Leni
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Overview
Rich old Cyrus West’s relatives are waiting for him to die so they can inherit. But he stipulates that his will be read 20 years after his death. On the appointed day his expectant heirs arrive at his brooding mansion. The will is read and it turns out that Annabelle West, the only heir with his name left, inherits, if she is deemed sane. If she isn’t, the money and some diamonds go to someone else, whose name is in a sealed envelope. Before he can reveal the identity of her successor to Annabelle, Mr. Crosby, the lawyer, disappears. The first in a series of mysterious events, some of which point to Annabelle in fact being unstable.
Rated NR | Length 87 minutes
Actors
Laura La Plante | Creighton Hale | Forrest Stanley | Tully Marshall | Gertrude Astor | Flora Finch | Arthur Edmund Carewe | Martha Mattox | George Siegmann | Lucien Littlefield | Hal Craig | Billy Engle | Joe Murphy
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/07/2017 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 7 stars |
| 12/07/2010 | TV | DVD | Owned | 7.5 stars |
| (Average) 7.25 stars |
Viewing Notes
Feeling like something very vintage I dropped in my The Cat and the Canary (1927) DVD that I recently received. Such a rich silent film with tons of great atmosphere. Definitely better and more spooky than the Metzger remake.
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