The Black Cat
“Things you never said before nor even dreamed of!”
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.
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Studio
Universal Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Black Cat performed
Budget
$95,745
Worldwide Gross
$236,000
Gross Profit
$140,255
Return
2.5× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$47K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~44/56, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (45% of the domestic run, typical for Horror) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Hjalmar Poelzig
Boris Karloff
Hjalmar Poelzig
Dr. Vitus Werdegast
Bela Lugosi
Dr. Vitus Werdegast
Peter Alison
David Manners
Peter Alison
Joan Alison
Julie Bishop
Joan Alison
The Majordomo
Egon Brecher
The Majordomo
Thamal
Harry Cording
Thamal
Karen
Lucille Lund
Karen
The Sergeant
Henry Armetta
The Sergeant
The Lieutenant
Albert Conti
The Lieutenant
Cult Organist
John Carradine
Cult Organist
Cultist (uncredited)
John George
Cultist (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Albert Pollet
Waiter (uncredited)
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