A gripping, tense comedy movie about mystery and crime, with standout direction and cinematography.
Good for date night · family movie night · friends night
Skip it if you want fast pacing
Not for tears, big ideas or brutality.
The mystery thriller of the stage filmed with new effects!
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Laura La PlanteAnnabelle West
Creighton HalePaul Jones
Forrest StanleyCharles Wilder
Tully MarshallRoger Crosby
Gertrude AstorCecily
Flora FinchSusan
Arthur Edmund CareweHarry
Martha MattoxMammy Pleasant
George SiegmannThe Guard
Lucien LittlefieldIra Lazar
Billy EngleTaxi Driver (uncredited)
Joe MurphyMilkman (uncredited)Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).
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GoodWatch score 88
GoodWatch score 66
GoodWatch score 84
GoodWatch score 82
GoodWatch score 64
GoodWatch score 86
GoodWatch score 73
GoodWatch score 65August 20, 1927 · 1 h 24 min · Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Dramatic Unmask, Instant Death Bullet, Faint in Shock +9
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6 questions, like "Where can I stream The Cat and the Canary?"
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
In the United States, The Cat and the Canary streams on Prime, MGM+, Screambox, and Artiflix, and it is free with ads on JustWatch TV Free, Kanopy, Plex, Public Domain Movies, Fawesome, Cineverse, Tubi TV, and Filmtap. It also streams in 138 other countries.
Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 83 (IMDb 7.1 and Rotten Tomatoes 94%). Critics rate it higher (94 out of 100) than audiences (74).
Yes: the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
Now and then: the humor is mostly situational comedy (7 of 10) and slapstick (6 of 10).
At times: scares are rated 6 of 10.
TV Tropes lists 48 tropes for it, including Dramatic Unmask, Instant Death Bullet, and Faint in Shock.
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