The Black Cat
1934
Things you never said before nor even dreamed of!
Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer
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After a road accident in Hungary, the American honeymooners Joan and Peter and the enigmatic Dr. Werdegast find refuge in the house of the famed architect Hjalmar Poelzig, who shares a dark past with the doctor.
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- Director
- Edgar G. Ulmer
- Written by
- Peter Ruric, Tom Kilpatrick, Edgar G. Ulmer, Peter Ruric
- Produced by
- Carl Laemmle Jr.
- Cinematographer
- John J. Mescall
- Editor
- Ray Curtiss
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Language
- en
- Also known as
- The Vanishing Body, The House of Doom
- TMDB
- 6.7/10 (306 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 89% Fresh
- IMDb
- 6.9/10 (13,937 votes)
Cast
Boris Karloff
Hjalmar Poelzig
Bela Lugosi
Dr. Vitus Werdegast
David Manners
Peter Alison
Julie Bishop
Joan Alison
Egon Brecher
The Majordomo
Harry Cording
Thamal
Lucille Lund
Karen
Henry Armetta
The Sergeant
Albert Conti
The Lieutenant
John Carradine
Cult Organist
John George
Cultist (uncredited)
Albert Pollet
Waiter (uncredited)
Crew
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Trailer
Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — OCCULT Pt 3: Häxan (1922) & The Black Cat (1934)
Appears in
BFI: The Ultimate Horror Watchlist
Criterion Collection: Horror
Kim Newman — Nightmare Movies
Occult - The Evolution of Horror Podcast
Rolling Stone: 101 Best Horror Movies of All Time
Scream Factory
Time Out: 100 Best Horror Films
Universal Classic Monsters
