The Cat and the Canary

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Bob Hope

Wally Campbell

Age : 100 | Popularity : 8%

Paulette Goddard

Joyce Norman

Age : 79 | Popularity : 8%

John Beal

Fred Blythe

Age : 87 | Popularity : 8%

Douglass Montgomery

Charles Wilder

Age : 58 | Popularity : 5%

Gale Sondergaard

Miss Lu

Age : 86 | Popularity : 7%

Elizabeth Patterson

Aunt Susan

Age : 90 | Popularity : 7%

Nydia Westman

Cicily

Age : 68 | Popularity : 3%

George Zucco

Lawyer Crosby

Age : 74 | Popularity : 4%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Charles Lang
Editing	Editor	Archie Marshek
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Edith Head
Art	Art Direction	Hans Dreier Robert Usher
	Set Decoration	A. E. Freudeman
Writing	Theatre Play	John Willard
	Screenplay	Walter DeLeon Lynn Starling
Sound	Original Music Composer	Ernst Toch
	Sound Recordist	Philip Wisdom Richard Olson
	Music Arranger	Andrea Setaro
Directing	Director	Elliott Nugent
Production	Producer	Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Department	Role	Name

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