The Black Cat
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The Black Cat

“Even Ladd is scared!”

Comedy Horror Mystery
★ 6.4/10 TMDB 1941-05-02 70 min

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

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Basil Rathbone
Basil Rathbone
Montague Hartley
Hugh Herbert
Hugh Herbert
Mr. Penny
Broderick Crawford
Broderick Crawford
Hubert A. Gilmore 'Gil' Smith
Bela Lugosi
Bela Lugosi
Eduardo Vidos
Anne Gwynne
Anne Gwynne
Elaine Winslow
Gladys Cooper
Gladys Cooper
Myrna Hartley
Gale Sondergaard
Gale Sondergaard
Abigail Doone
Cecilia Loftus
Cecilia Loftus
Henrietta Winslow
Claire Dodd
Claire Dodd
Margaret Gordon
John Eldredge
John Eldredge
Stanley Borden
Alan Ladd
Alan Ladd
Richard Hartley
Erville Alderson
Erville Alderson
Doctor Williams (uncredited)
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