The Cat and the Canary (1927 film)
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The Cat and the Canary (1927 film) is a silent American horror-comedy directed by Paul Leni, celebrated as an early classic of the “old dark house” genre blending suspense and dark humor.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Cat and the Canary (1927 film) canonical | 9 |
| The Cat Creeps (1930 film) | 1 |
| The Cat and the Canary | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | silent film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy | Charles D. Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Cat and the Canary (play)
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stage play by John Willard ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Gilbert Warrenton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception |
praised for atmosphere and visual design
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regarded as an early classic of American horror cinema ⓘ |
| director | Paul Leni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| filmEditingBy | Martin G. Cohn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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horror ⓘ horror-comedy ⓘ mystery ⓘ old dark house film ⓘ |
| hasRemake |
The Cat and the Canary (1930 film)
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The Cat and the Canary (1939 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cat and the Canary (1978 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
The Old Dark House (1932 film)
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subsequent haunted house mystery films ⓘ |
| musicForReleasesBy | various later composers for reissue scores ⓘ |
| narrativeElement | escaped lunatic ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
family inheritance dispute
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reading of a will ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of suspense and dark humor
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expressionist visual style ⓘ influence on old dark house genre ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| producer | Carl Laemmle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | September 9, 1927 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 82 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Alfred A. Cohn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Hudson River region
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a secluded mansion ⓘ |
| stars |
Arthur Edmund Carewe
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Creighton Hale NERFINISHED ⓘ Forrest Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ George Siegmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Laura La Plante NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucien Littlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Mattox NERFINISHED ⓘ Tully Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
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Paulette Goddard
this entity surface form:
The Cat and the Canary
this entity surface form:
The Cat Creeps (1930 film)