The Black Cat

Name: The Black Cat
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Released: 1941
Rating: 53.666666666666664
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Hugh Herbert, Broderick Crawford, Bela Lugosi, Anne Gwynne

1941·Movie

1h 10min

Ratings

53/100

My ScoreNot Rated

6.1

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About

Even Ladd is scared!

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

DNA

Genres: Gothic Horror Film Noir Psychological Thriller
Mood: DarkMysteriousSuspensefulIntriguingMacabre
Themes: Click below to reveal spoilers
Sanity And InsanityGuilt And RedemptionTemptation And ConsequencesLove And Obsession
Plot: Click below to reveal spoilers
Revenge PlotMurder MysteryFeline SymbolismPsychological ManipulationTemptation And FallUnreliable Narrator
Pacing: Slow BurnBuilding Suspense
Narrative: Nonlinear NarrativeFlashbacks
Dialog: Philosophical DiscussionsInner MonologueNarrative Voiceover
Character Types: Love InterestAnti-HeroFemme Fatale
Time: 1940s
Place: Urban CityscapeGothic Mansion
Cinematic Style: High Contrast LightingShadow PlayFilm Noir AestheticsDutch Angles
Costume and Set: Period-Accurate CostumesGothic Mansion Sets

Sequels and Prequels

No sequels or prequels available

Crew

Directed by:

Stanley Cortez, Albert S. Rogell, Hans J. Salter

Produced by:

Burt Kelly

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)

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