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Thursday, April 26, 2018

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     The Cat and the Canary
1927  NR  HORROR  1h 22min
CAST— Laura LaPlante, Tully Marshall, Flora Finch, Creighton Hale, Gertrude Astor, Lucien Littlefield
MUSIC— Hugo Riesenfeld  DIRECTOR— Paul Leni  BASED ON— The Cat and the Canary (play), by John Willard

     Charming silent comedy-thriller that has it all: a “haunted” mansion, atmospheric thrills, disembodied arms creeping through the walls. Twenty years after an eccentric millionaire dies, various family members gather at his spooky mansion for the reading of his will. That’s when the fun begins. Beautiful set pieces enhance the spooktacular feel of the film, making this one memorable. It’s nowhere close to perfection, but worth a look.
OUR RATING— ** ½
REMADE AS— The Cat Creeps (1930), La Voluntad del muerto (1930), The Cat and the Canary (1939), Katten och kanariefageln (1961), The Cat and the Canary (1979)
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