Comedy ·Horror ·Mystery · United States of America · 1941 · 1h 10m

The Black Cat

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Director
Albert S. Rogell
Cast
Basil Rathbone as Montague Hartley Hugh Herbert as Mr. Penny Broderick Crawford as Hubert A. Gilmore 'Gil' Smith Bela Lugosi as Eduardo Vidos Anne Gwynne as Elaine Winslow Gladys Cooper as Myrna Hartley
Crew
Stanley Cortez — Director of Photography Ted J. Kent — Editor Robert Lees — Screenplay Robert Neville — Screenplay Eric Taylor — Screenplay Frederic I. Rinaldo — Screenplay
Tagline

Even Ladd is scared!

Synopsis

Greedy heirs wait in a mansion for a rich cat lover to die, only to learn her cats come first.

Trailer The Black Cat — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
lightningwheelchaircrematoriummurderspoofinheritancelast will and testamenthorror spoofblack and whiteold dark househousekeeperhanging
Key Collaborators
Albert S. Rogell Director Stanley Cortez Director of Photography Ted J. Kent Editor Robert Lees Screenplay Robert Neville Screenplay Eric Taylor Screenplay Frederic I. Rinaldo Screenplay Burt Kelly Producer Vera West Costume Design
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