The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary

A CHILL-AND-CHUCKLE CHASE!...A FORTUNE AT STAKE AND A MONSTER AT LARGE!
19391h 13minComedy MoviesEnglish
6.9

Plot

Ten years after the death of millionaire Cyrus Norman, his will is to be read out to his six relatives, including Joyce Norman and Wally Campbell. Organized by Norman's lawyer, Crosby, the six meet at Norman's eerie New Orleans Gothic mansion. During the reading, the superstitious housekeeper declares that someone will be dead by midnight. Wally fears for Joyce when she is declared the sole inheritor, but all are alarmed when Crosby turns up dead.

WriterJohn Willard
DirectorElliott Nugent
ActorBob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Beal
CountryUnited States of America
ProductionParamount Pictures