The Black Cat

NR
1h 10m
1941
6.4 /10 (41)

Even Ladd is scared!

Overview

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

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1941-05-02

Top Billed Cast

Basil Rathbone

Montague Hartley

Hugh Herbert

Mr. Penny

Broderick Crawford

Hubert A. Gilmore 'Gil' Smith

Bela Lugosi

Eduardo Vidos

Anne Gwynne

Elaine Winslow

Gladys Cooper

Myrna Hartley

Gale Sondergaard

Abigail Doone

Cecilia Loftus

Henrietta Winslow

Alan Ladd

Richard Hartley

Claire Dodd

Margaret Gordon

John Eldredge

Stanley Borden

Erville Alderson

Doctor Williams (uncredited)

Harry C. Bradley

Coroner (uncredited)

Jack Cheatham

Moving Man #1 (uncredited)

Edgar Sherrod

Minister (uncredited)

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