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The Black Cat (1941)

Even Ladd is scared!

  • Comedy
  • Horror
  • Mystery

Greedy heirs wait in a mansion for a rich cat lover to die, only to learn her cats come first.

Rating
6.4 / 10 (45 votes)
Release date
May 2, 1941
Runtime
1h 10m
Language
English
Director
Albert S. Rogell
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Basil RathboneMontague Hartley
  • Hugh HerbertMr. Penny
  • Broderick CrawfordHubert A. Gilmore 'Gil' Smith
  • Bela LugosiEduardo Vidos
  • Anne GwynneElaine Winslow
  • Gladys CooperMyrna Hartley
  • Gale SondergaardAbigail Doone
  • Cecilia LoftusHenrietta Winslow
  • Claire DoddMargaret Gordon
  • John EldredgeStanley Borden
  • Alan LaddRichard Hartley
  • Erville AldersonDoctor Williams (uncredited)

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