The Cat and the Canary

Bob Hope, Douglass Montgomery, Elizabeth Patterson

Several would-be heirs are forced to spend a night in a haunted house in order to collect their inheritance.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 12 min.

Directed by: Elliott Nugent

Release Date: November 10, 1939

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September 19, 2008

threefolddado

Hope throws some life into this remake.

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April 16, 2009

diggerruss

escaped mad man creepy mansion reading of the will guess whats gona happen

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January 31, 2008

planbelafrompa

DIDNT THINK I WOULD LIKE IT BUT I LOVED IT

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November 4, 2007

hugonar

Sounds like a classic :)

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