The Black Cat (1941 film)

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The Black Cat (1941 film) is a 1941 American horror-comedy movie loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s story, featuring a mix of mystery, dark humor, and spooky atmosphere.

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instanceOf film
authorOfSourceMaterial Edgar Allan Poe NERFINISHED
basedOn works of Edgar Allan Poe
blackAndWhite true
cinematographyBy George Robinson NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Albert S. Rogell NERFINISHED
distributor Universal Pictures
editedBy Arthur Hilton NERFINISHED
era Hollywood Golden Age
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood
featuresCharacterType eccentric relatives
gardener
housekeeper
featuresMotif black cat
haunted house atmosphere
genre comedy
horror
mystery film
hasFormat theatrical feature film
inspiredBy The Black Cat NERFINISHED
mixesTone dark humor
spooky atmosphere
musicBy Hans J. Salter NERFINISHED
narrativeElement family inheritance dispute
murder mystery
reading of a will
notableFor loose adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe material
originalLanguage English
partOf Universal horror-comedy cycle
producer Ken Goldsmith NERFINISHED
productionCompany Universal Pictures
releaseYear 1941
runtimeMinutes 70
screenwriter Eric Taylor NERFINISHED
Fred Rinaldo NERFINISHED
Robert Lees NERFINISHED
setIn old mansion
stars Alan Ladd NERFINISHED
Anne Gwynne NERFINISHED
Basil Rathbone NERFINISHED
Bela Lugosi NERFINISHED
Broderick Crawford NERFINISHED
Cecilia Loftus NERFINISHED
Hugh Herbert NERFINISHED

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Anne Gwynne appearedIn The Black Cat (1941 film)
Hans J. Salter notableWork The Black Cat (1941 film)