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Feature film — 1941

The Black Cat (1941)

6.41h 10mComedy — Horror — Mystery

Greedy heirs wait in a mansion for a rich cat lover to die, only to learn her cats come first.

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A high-signal pick with 45 votes.

Universal Pictures

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Director: Albert S. Rogell

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Cast & crew

Basil Rathbone as Montague Hartley

Basil Rathbone

Montague Hartley

Hugh Herbert as Mr. Penny

Hugh Herbert

Mr. Penny

Broderick Crawford as Hubert A. Gilmore 'Gil' Smith

Broderick Crawford

Hubert A. Gilmore 'Gil' Smith

Bela Lugosi as Eduardo Vidos

Bela Lugosi

Eduardo Vidos

Anne Gwynne as Elaine Winslow

Anne Gwynne

Elaine Winslow

Gladys Cooper as Myrna Hartley

Gladys Cooper

Myrna Hartley

Gale Sondergaard as Abigail Doone

Gale Sondergaard

Abigail Doone

Cecilia Loftus as Henrietta Winslow

Cecilia Loftus

Henrietta Winslow

Claire Dodd as Margaret Gordon

Claire Dodd

Margaret Gordon

John Eldredge as Stanley Borden

John Eldredge

Stanley Borden

Alan Ladd as Richard Hartley

Alan Ladd

Richard Hartley

Erville Alderson as Doctor Williams (uncredited)

Erville Alderson

Doctor Williams (uncredited)

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