The Cat and the Canary (1927)

UK PG Certificate
In cinemas
October 3, 1927
Buy it from
April 22, 2024
Director
Runtime
1 Hour 27 Minutes
Genre
Horror
Language
English
From Eureka Entertainment
mild scary scenes, violence, brief rude humour

Twenty years after the death of millionaire Cyrus West, his surviving relatives are called together in a decaying mansion on the Hudson River. There, they gather to hear West’s lawyer Roger Crosby read his last will and testament and discover that West has left everything to his niece Annabelle. That is, at least, on the condition that she is judged to be legally sane. As the family settles in for the evening, tensions rise when they are informed that a murderer nicknamed the Cat has escaped from a nearby asylum and is suspected to be somewhere on the grounds. Crosby soon disappears in mysterious circumstances, which proves to be just the first in a series of horrifying events that will punctuate a long, dark night of terror – during which Annabelle’s sanity will be called into question again and again.

Last updated
May 25, 2024

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