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The Black Cat

Things you never said before nor even dreamed of!

1934 · 1h 5m

Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer

6.7

TMDB audience score
322 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

After a road accident in Hungary, the American honeymooners Joan and Peter and the enigmatic Dr. Werdegast find refuge in the house of the famed architect Hjalmar Poelzig, who shares a dark past with the doctor.

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Cast

  • Boris Karloff
    Hjalmar Poelzig

  • Bela Lugosi
    Dr. Vitus Werdegast

  • David Manners
    Peter Alison

  • Julie Bishop
    Joan Alison

  • Egon Brecher
    The Majordomo

  • Harry Cording
    Thamal

  • Lucille Lund
    Karen

  • Henry Armetta
    The Sergeant

  • Albert Conti
    The Lieutenant

  • John Carradine
    Cult Organist

  • John George
    Cultist (uncredited)

  • Albert Pollet
    Waiter (uncredited)