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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.
The Cat and the Canary is a 1939 American southern gothic horror comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard. It is a remake of the 1927 silent film The Cat and the Canary , which was based on the 1922 play of the same name by John Willard .
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.
Dec 20, 2022 · 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. Film: The Cat and Canary...
THE CAT AND THE CANARY is a classic horror comedy released in 1939. The film follows the story of Joyce Norman, played by Paulette Goddard, who inherits a mansion from her eccentric...
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THE CAT AND THE CANARY (dir. Elliott Nugent, 1939) – A decade after the death of an eccentric millionaire, his remaining relatives gather for the reading of the will at his abandoned...
Directed by Elliot Nugent and adapted by Walter Deleon and Lynn Sterling, all three experienced veterans of the Hope studio unit, The Cat and the Canary became one of the first old-dark-house comedies, marking the way for a popular subgenre subsequently exploited by other Hope films, Abbott & Costello, Kay Kyser and the Bowery Boys.
