The Cat and the Canary (1939)
Ten years after the death of millionaire Cyrus Norman, his will is to be read out to his six relatives, including Joyce Norman and Wally Campbell. Organized by Norman's lawyer, Crosby, the six meet at Norman's eerie New Orleans Gothic mansion. During the reading, the superstitious housekeeper declares that someone will be dead by midnight. Wally fears for Joyce when she is declared the sole inheritor, but all are alarmed when Crosby turns up dead.
Director:
Elliott Nugent
Writers:
Lynn Starling, Walter DeLeon.
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Bob Hope as Wally Campbell |
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Paulette Goddard as Joyce Norman |
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John Beal as Fred Blythe |
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Douglass Montgomery as Charles Wilder |
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Gale Sondergaard as Miss Lu |
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Elizabeth Patterson as Aunt Susan |
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Nydia Westman as Cicily |
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George Zucco as Lawyer Crosby |
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John Wray as Hendricks |
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George Regas as Indian Guide |
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Milton Kibbee as Reporter |
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Charles Lane as Reporter |
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Frank Melton as Reporter |
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Nick Thompson as Indian Guide |
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Chief Thundercloud as Indian Guide |
| Art | Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Art | A. E. Freudeman | Set Decoration |
| Production | Arthur Hornblow Jr. | Producer |
| Art | Robert Usher | Art Direction |
| Directing | Elliott Nugent | Director |
| Editing | Archie Marshek | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Writing | John Willard | Theatre Play |
| Camera | Charles Lang | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Andrea Setaro | Music Arranger |
| Sound | Ernst Toch | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Philip Wisdom | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Lynn Starling | Screenplay |
| Writing | Walter DeLeon | Screenplay |
| Sound | Richard Olson | Sound Recordist |
