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Set in the old dark Winslow house, The Black Cat is a frightening mystery thriller starring Basil Rathbone, Bela Lugosi and Alan Ladd. A wealthy but embittered matriarch makes a deathbed recovery only to be murdered by someone in the greedy clan gathered for the reading of her will. The family is frustrated to learn that nobody receives a penny until the very last of the old lady’s multitude of beloved cats perish. Along with the family and servants, an eager real estate agent and a single-minded antique dealer have arrived to pounce on what seemed to be a sure-fire, moneymaking opportunity. Trapped in the mansion by a raging storm, one by one, people and cats turn up dead. The only thing that remains more mysterious than the revolving doors and passageways scattered throughout the grand estate, is the identity of the murderer.
Original Release
05/02/1941
US Release
05/02/1941
Cast
Name | Character |
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Basil Rathbone | Montague Hartley |
Hugh Herbert | Mr. Penny |
Broderick Crawford | Hubert A. Gilmore 'Gil' Smith / A. Gilmore Smith |
Bela Lugosi | Eduardo Vidos / Eduardo |
Anne Gwynne | Elaine Winslow |
Gladys Cooper | Myrna Hartley |
Gale Sondergaard | Abigail Doone |
Cecilia Loftus | Henrietta Winslow |
Claire Dodd | Margaret Gordon |
John Eldredge | Stanley Borden |
Directors
Writers
Robert Lees, Frederic I. Rinaldo, Eric Taylor, Robert Neville, Edgar Allan Poe
Cast
Name | Character |
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Basil Rathbone | Montague Hartley |
Hugh Herbert | Mr. Penny |
Broderick Crawford | Hubert A. Gilmore 'Gil' Smith / A. Gilmore Smith |
Bela Lugosi | Eduardo Vidos / Eduardo |
Anne Gwynne | Elaine Winslow |
Gladys Cooper | Myrna Hartley |
Gale Sondergaard | Abigail Doone |
Cecilia Loftus | Henrietta Winslow |
Claire Dodd | Margaret Gordon |
John Eldredge | Stanley Borden |
Alan Ladd | Richard Hartley |
Erville Alderson | Doctor Williams |
Harry C. Bradley | Coroner |
Jack Cheatham | Moving Man #1 / 1st Moving Man |
Edgar Sherrod | Minister |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Burt Kelly | Producer |