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The Cat and the Canary

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The Cat and the Canary (1927)

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Reviews Counted: 6

Fresh: 5

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Average Rating: 6.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: In this silent horror classic, young Anabelle West is set to inherit a fortune from her eccentric relative -- if she can prove that she is sane! In the event that she cannot inherit the money, another relative, whose identity is kept secret,... In this silent horror classic, young Anabelle West is set to inherit a fortune from her eccentric relative -- if she can prove that she is sane! In the event that she cannot inherit the money, another relative, whose identity is kept secret, will step in to take her place. Needless to say, shortly after the reading of the will, chaos breaks loose when the family attorney disappears and Anabelle finds herself the target of a murderous killer with the claws of a cat! [More]

Starring: Laura Laplante, Creighton Hale, Forrest Stanley, Tully Marshall

Starring: Laura Laplante, Creighton Hale, Forrest Stanley, Tully Marshall, Gertrude Astor

Director: Paul Leni

Director: Paul Leni
Composer: Hugo Riesenfeld

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Not exactly a horror film, at least by any strict definition. But it is a great deal of fun.

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Stylishly well-executed old-fashioned horror-suspense thriller that's laced with a macabre humor.

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Transposing the expressionist panache of Weimar cinema, Leni responded with one of the most influential classics of the Hollywood horror genre.

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The classic old dark house film. Still great.

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