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Movie, 1939

The Cat and the Canary

IMDb 6.9, 73 min, Comedy, Horror, Mystery, United States of America

A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose.

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DirectorElliott Nugent
WritersJohn Willard, Lynn Starling, Walter DeLeon
GenreComedy, Horror, Mystery
Runtime73 min
ReleasedFri, Oct 27, 1939
CountryUnited States of America
IMDBtt0031143

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