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The Black Cat
1934
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Released:
May 7, 1934
tMDB Rating:
6.7
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273 Votes
Director:
Edgar G. Ulmer
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The Black Cat
1934
Things you never said before nor even dreamed of!
After a road accident in Hungary, the American honeymooners Joan and Peter and the enigmatic Dr. Werdegast find refuge in the house of the famed architect Hjalmar Poelzig, who shares a dark past with the doctor.
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Boris Karloff
as
Hjalmar Poelzig
Bela Lugosi
as
Dr. Vitus Werdegast
David Manners
as
Peter Alison
Julie Bishop
as
Joan Alison
Egon Brecher
as
The Majordomo
Harry Cording
as
Thamal
Lucille Lund
as
Karen
Henry Armetta
as
The Sergeant
Albert Conti
as
The Lieutenant
John Carradine
as
Cult Organist
John George
as
Cultist (uncredited)
Albert Pollet
as
Waiter (uncredited)
The Black Cat
Crew
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Edgar G. Ulmer
Story, Director, Costume Design, Set Designer
Peter Ruric
Story, Screenplay
John J. Mescall
Director of Photography
Edgar Allan Poe
Short Story
E.M. Asher
Supervising Producer
Ray Curtiss
Editor
Jack Pierce
Makeup Artist
Carl Laemmle Jr.
Producer
Heinz Roemheld
Music
Charles D. Hall
Art Direction
Gilbert Kurland
Sound
William J. Reiter
Assistant Director
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Movie Stats
Original Title
The Black Cat
Runtime
65 min
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$95,745
Revenue
$236,000
Popularity
10.143
Production Companies
Universal Pictures
(United States)
Also known as
The Vanishing Body
(Reissue title)
O gato preto
Den sorte kat
The House of Doom
O gato negro
Den svarta katten
El gato negro
Kara Kedi
Satanás (el gato negro)
Genres
Horror
Release Dates (US)
May 3, 1934
Premiere
May 7, 1934
Theatrical
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Keywords (28)
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