The Cat and the Canary
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.
The Cat and the Canary
A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose.
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Paul Leni
Director
Tully Marshall
as
Roger Crosby
Flora Finch
as
Susan Sillsby
George Siegmann
as
The Guard
Daniel Massey
as
Dr. Harry Blythe
Edward Fox
as
Hendricks
Michael Callan
as
Paul Jones
Honor Blackman
as
Susan Sillsby
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