The Cat and the Canary (play)
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The Cat and the Canary is a 1922 mystery-comedy stage play by John Willard about a group of relatives gathered in a haunted mansion for a will reading, blending suspense, humor, and gothic horror.
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| The Cat and the Canary | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
gothic horror play
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mystery play ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
The Cat and the Canary (1927 film)
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The Cat and the Canary (1939 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cat and the Canary (1978 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | John Willard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | John Willard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | whodunit ⓘ |
| dramaticStyle | old dark house mystery ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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gothic horror ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
eccentric relatives
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heiress ⓘ lawyer ⓘ mysterious killer ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
fear
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greed ⓘ psychological terror ⓘ superstition ⓘ |
| influenced |
The Cat and the Canary (1927 film)
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The Cat and the Canary (1939 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cat and the Canary (1978 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
family secrets
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inheritance dispute ⓘ madness and sanity ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | reading of a will ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of horror and comedy on stage
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influence on old dark house genre ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| period | early 20th century American theatre ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| setting | haunted mansion ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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macabre ⓘ suspenseful ⓘ |
| usesTrope |
creepy old house
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escaped lunatic ⓘ hidden passages ⓘ reading of a will at midnight ⓘ |
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