The Cat and the Canary
“The mystery thriller of the stage filmed with new effects!”
Relatives gather at a haunted mansion for a will reading where the sole heir is threatened by a clause that could disinherit her if she goes mad, all while a homicidal maniac escapes nearby.
Genres
Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Studio
Universal Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Cat and the Canary performed
Budget
N/A
Worldwide Gross
$325,550
Gross Profit
N/A
Return
N/A
Opening Wknd (est.)
$47K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Annabelle West
Laura La Plante
Annabelle West
Paul Jones
Creighton Hale
Paul Jones
Charles Wilder
Forrest Stanley
Charles Wilder
Roger Crosby
Tully Marshall
Roger Crosby
Cecily
Gertrude Astor
Cecily
Susan
Flora Finch
Susan
Harry
Arthur Edmund Carewe
Harry
Mammy Pleasant
Martha Mattox
Mammy Pleasant
The Guard
George Siegmann
The Guard
Ira Lazar
Lucien Littlefield
Ira Lazar
Policeman (uncredited)
Hal Craig
Policeman (uncredited)
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Billy Engle
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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