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The Cat and the Canary is a 1922 stage play by John Willard, adapted at least four times into feature films, in 1927, 1930, 1939, and again in 1979. The original stage play opened on Broadway February 7, 1922.
Apr 12, 2020 · Ten years after the death of millionaire Cyrus Norman, his will is to be read out to his six relatives, including Joyce Norman (Paulette Goddard) and Wally Campbell (Bob Hope). Organized by Norman's lawyer, Crosby (George Zucco), the six meet at Norman's eerie New Orleans Gothic mansion.
The Cat and the Canary: Directed by Elliott Nugent. With Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Beal, Douglass Montgomery. When an eccentric family meets in their uncle's remote, decaying mansion on the tenth anniversary of his death for the reading of his will, murder and madness follow.
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- Comedy, Horror, Mystery
- Elliott Nugent
- 1939-11-10
Screenplay. 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.
SYNOPSIS. The action takes place at Glencliff Manor in rural Cheshire and is practically continuous. The play is presented as though it is a live radio broadcast with the actors reading from scripts into microphones at the front of the stage. Sound effects should be performed live in view of the audience.
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