The Black Cat
May 7, 1934
65 minutes
6.7
Horror

The Black Cat

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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Cast
Boris Karloff
(Hjalmar Poelzig)
Bela Lugosi
(Dr. Vitus Werdegast)
David Manners
(Peter Alison)
Julie Bishop
(Joan Alison)
Egon Brecher
(The Majordomo)
Harry Cording
(Thamal)
Lucille Lund
(Karen)
Henry Armetta
(The Sergeant)
Albert Conti
(The Lieutenant)
John Carradine
(Cult Organist)
John George
(Cultist (uncredited))
Albert Pollet
(Waiter (uncredited))
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