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The Black Cat

The Black Cat

Things you never said before nor even dreamed of!

19346.71h 5m

Overview

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.

Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer
Written by Peter Ruric, Edgar G. Ulmer, Edgar Allan Poe
Produced by Carl Laemmle Jr.
Box OfficeBudget: $96KRevenue: $236K

Top Cast

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Hjalmar Poelzig

Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi

Dr. Vitus Werdegast

David Manners

David Manners

Peter Alison

Julie Bishop

Julie Bishop

Joan Alison

Egon Brecher

Egon Brecher

The Majordomo

Harry Cording

Harry Cording

Thamal

Lucille Lund

Lucille Lund

Karen

Henry Armetta

Henry Armetta

The Sergeant

Albert Conti

Albert Conti

The Lieutenant

John Carradine

John Carradine

Cult Organist

Themes & Keywords

chessprisoner of warhungaryblack and whitetrainstormpsychiatristblack catspiral staircasehigh priestnewlywedpre-codebased on short storysatanic ritualsatanic cultpsychotronicpreserved corpsefemale corpsedevil worshipmystery writerwife murdererwoman in perilbus crasheurope honeymoonflayingglass display casesgun turretmarried to stepdaughter

About The Black Cat

The Black Cat is a horror film released in 1934 exploring themes of chess, prisoner of war, hungary, black and white, train, storm. Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer, it stars Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, David Manners. 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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