The Black Cat (1941)

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Even Ladd is scared!

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

• Released: 1941-05-02
• Genres: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
• Runtime: 1h 10m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 45 votes

Directed by Albert S. Rogell.

Top cast

• Basil Rathbone as Montague Hartley
• Hugh Herbert as Mr. Penny
• Broderick Crawford as Hubert A. Gilmore 'Gil' Smith
• Bela Lugosi as Eduardo Vidos
• Anne Gwynne as Elaine Winslow
• Gladys Cooper as Myrna Hartley
• Gale Sondergaard as Abigail Doone
• Cecilia Loftus as Henrietta Winslow
• Claire Dodd as Margaret Gordon
• John Eldredge as Stanley Borden

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Where to watch The Black Cat

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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