The Cat and the Canary 1978 Movie

A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose. More details

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Honor Blackman Michael Callan Edward Fox

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comedy mystery horror american in the uk heir fortune old man maniac scalpel death by gunshot death by shooting ambulance gunshot shooting accomplice camera shot of bare feet barefoot female man hits woman man punches woman punch in face learning the truth psychopath masked killer mask lie reveal false identity fake identity pretending to sleep pretending to be someone else back massage sadism sadist knife corridor tied woman mutilation torture head bandage blood stain blood blood on face discovering a dead body finding a dead body dead body corpse crying for help tied to a chair war veteran hiding place war hero medal sadistic killer murderer killer chloroformed kidnapping kidnapped missing person disappearance framed photograph photograph dark humor dark comedy intrigue seductive man seductive behavior seductive woman trunk serial killer quoting otto von bismarck reference to otto von bismarck suspicion paranoia screaming woman secret past genetics hidden room doctor female lawyer locked door pointing a gun at someone secret homicidal maniac eavesdropping mental asylum escapee criminally insane passage hidden passage reference to mark twain greedy woman greedy man greed fight rival rivalry breaking a glass broken glass white horse horse horse riding insanity dinner employer employee relationship black and white sequence black and white scene younger version of character designer housemaid maid trap lawyer notary distant relative film projection projection room projection heritage malicious man malice testament last will champagne bottle champagne drinking champagne lesbian interest necklace money storm breaking a window broken window moth anniversary 20th anniversary chain lock visitor rain pouring rain downpour visit old woman film negative quoting rudyard kipling hanged cat reference to rudyard kipling woods forest nationalism nationalist american abroad caged bird bird in a cage manor year 1904 american in europe giallo esque lesbianism last will and testament family relationships death bound and gagged benefactor killing a cat bird in title animal in title propped up corpse falls down woman in slip toothpaste advertisement thunderstorm sword stolen necklace sportswoman songwriter shot to death screaming in fear reference to tom sawyer reference to william shakespeare reference to macy's reference to kipling reference to kipling's gunga din reference to joyce kilmer reference to dr. jekyll and mr. hyde the novel reference to huckleberry finn reference to shakespeare's hamlet reference to gertrude stein reference to sigmund freud reference to buddy rogers reference to bismarck reference to bertrand russell reference to ben lyon reading of will rainstorm object frozen in ice movie actor massage lesbian lesbian relationship lesbian couple kissing cousins key ice huntress housekeeper homosexual hollywood star gun girlfriend girlfriend relationship gay film within a film disguise death of lover death of girlfriend death of cat dead man dead cat crashing through a window cousin cousin relationship cork clue chime cat cat versus bird canary bookcase black cat bird birdcage american man year 1934 1930s 1900s chained murder will reading secret passage inheritance old dark house based on play

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