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The Cat and the Canary

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5.8/10 • 42

1978-11-011h 38m

HorrorComedyMystery

For God's Sake, Stay in Your Rooms and Lock the Doors!

A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose.

Directors
Radley Metzger
Writters
John Willard
Editors
John Willard, Roger Harrison

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Honor Blackman

    Honor Blackman

    Susan Sillsby

  2. Edward Fox

    Edward Fox

    Hendricks

  3. Michael Callan

    Michael Callan

    Paul Jones

  4. Wendy Hiller

    Wendy Hiller

    Alison Crosby

  5. Olivia Hussey

    Olivia Hussey

    Cicily Young

  6. Carol Lynley

    Carol Lynley

    Annabelle West

  7. Beatrix Lehmann

    Beatrix Lehmann

    Mrs. Pleasant

  8. Daniel Massey

    Daniel Massey

    Dr. Harry Blythe

  9. Wilfrid Hyde-White

    Wilfrid Hyde-White

    Cyrus West

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CinemaSerf

Jun 4, 2023

6/10

Radley Metzger manages to gather quite a decent cast in this 1978 iteration of John Willard's play. Wilfred Hyde-White plays a recently deceased millionaire who has gathered his potential heirs to hear his will - delivered by him via film. What follows is a Cluedo-esque sequence of events as each suspects and conspires against the other until only the one who will inherit the devious old man's fortune is left (or not!). The cast gel quite well, but the screenplay is far too wordy; the pace too slow and so much more could have been made of the original, far more quirky characterisations. Still worth a watch, though - Honor Blackman and an ever-imperious Dame Wendy Hiller add bags of class to the proceedings.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
based on play or musicalremakeblack cat