1941·Comedy·1h 10m
7.0
★
Greedy heirs wait in a mansion for a rich cat lover to die, only to learn her cats come first.
Directed by Albert S. Rogell
lightning
cat
wheelchair
crematorium
murder
spoof
inheritance
last will and testament
horror spoof
black and white
old dark house
housekeeper
hanging
gardener
black cat
dead cat
heir
thunder
secret passageway
old woman murdered
murder by gunshot
cat lover
foggy night
poisoning
scary house
greedy heirs
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Cast
Basil Rathbone
Montague Hartley
Hugh Herbert
Mr. Penny
Broderick Crawford
Hubert A. Gilmore 'Gil' Smith
Bela Lugosi
Eduardo Vidos
Anne Gwynne
Elaine Winslow
Gladys Cooper
Myrna Hartley
Gale Sondergaard
Abigail Doone
Cecilia Loftus
Henrietta Winslow
Alan Ladd
Richard Hartley
Claire Dodd
Margaret Gordon
John Eldredge
Stanley Borden
Erville Alderson
Doctor Williams (uncredited)
Crew
Stanley Cortez
Director of Photography
Frank Skinner
Music
Edgar Allan Poe
Short Story
Popular Reviews
10 reviews
Chris KollerPRO
There was one recorded meow they used for this whole movie, and it was the most absurdly long and drawn out meow that it was hilarious!
There was one recorded meow they used for this whole movie, and it was the most absurdly long and drawn out meow that it was hilarious!
Grim
6.4★ · 08/13/25
not the one i meant to watch, whoops
despite the men being the leads, it’s nice to see women driving the plot
despite the men being the leads, it’s nice to see women driving the plot
not the one i meant to watch, whoops
despite the men being the leads, it’s nice to see women driving the plot
despite the men being the leads, it’s nice to see women driving the plot
Nick
4.3★ · 10/25/24
meant to watch the black cat ‘34 but got this instead. still had lugosi in it? was so confused at first and waiting for karloff to show up. anyway it was whatever
strong 5/10
strong 5/10
meant to watch the black cat ‘34 but got this instead. still had lugosi in it? was so confused at first and waiting for karloff to show up. anyway it was whatever
strong 5/10
strong 5/10
dylan
5.0★ · 09/16/24
obsessed with how the guy with allergies starts violently sneezing 0.1 seconds after a cat jumps onto his lap
obsessed with how the guy with allergies starts violently sneezing 0.1 seconds after a cat jumps onto his lap
Eclectic Sorcerer
4.0★ · 08/19/24
not as good as the original
not as good as the original