The Cat and the Canary

Rich old Cyrus West's relatives are waiting for him to die so they can inherit. But he stipulates that his will be read 20 years after his death. On the appointed day his expectant heirs arrive at his brooding mansion. The will is read and it turns out that Annabelle West, the only heir with his name left, inherits, if she is deemed sane. If she isn't, the money and some diamonds go to someone else, whose name is in a sealed envelope. Before he can reveal the identity of her successor to Annabelle, Mr. Crosby, the lawyer, disappears. The first in a series of mysterious events, some of which point to Annabelle in fact being unstable.

Director

Paul Leni

Written by

Alfred A. Cohn, Robert F. Hill, Walter Anthony

Produced by

Paul Kohner

Composer

Hugo Riesenfeld

Cinematographer

Gilbert Warrenton

Editor

Martin G. Cohn

Studio

Universal Pictures

Origin country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Language

en

TMDB

6.9/10 (85 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes

94% Fresh

IMDb

7.1/10 (3,473 votes)