The Cat and the Canary (1939 film)

The Cat and the Canary
Directed byElliott Nugent
Written byWalter de Leon
Lynn Starling
Based onThe Cat and the Canary (play)
1922 play
by John Willard
Produced byArthur Hornblow Jr.
StarringBob Hope
Paulette Goddard
John Beal
Douglass Montgomery
Gale Sondergaard
CinematographyCharles B. Lang
Edited byArchie Marshek
Music byErnst Toch
Production
company
Paramount Pictures
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • November 10, 1939 (1939-11-10) (United States)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
The official trailer to the film

The Cat and the Canary is a 1939 American southern gothic horror comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard.[1] It is a remake of the 1927 silent film The Cat and the Canary, which was based on the 1922 play of the same name by John Willard.[2]

The film's copyright was renewed in 1966.[3]

The film is set in an isolated mansion in the Louisiana bayous, a decade following the death of its original owner. His potential heirs gather for the reading of his will. His primary heiress is in danger of being murdered or driven insane by her rivals. The previous owner's mistress warns that this is a haunted house.

  1. ^ "The Cat and the Canary (1939) - Elliott Nugent | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
  2. ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
  3. ^ "Catalog of copyright entries. Ser.3 pt.12-13 v.20-23 1966-1969 Motion Pictures". Catalog of Copyright Entries.musical Compositions. 1891.