The Cat Creeps
Cast & Crew
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Rupert Julian
Director
Helen Twelvetrees
Annabelle West
Raymond Hackett
Paul
Neil Hamilton
Charles Wilder
Lilyan Tashman
Cicily
Jean Hersholt
Dr. Patterson
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
Nov
10,
1930
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Universal Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play The Cat and the Canary by John Willard (New York, 7 Feb 1922).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 11m
Sound
Mono (MovieTone)
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Film Length
6,493ft
(8 reels)
Synopsis
A remake of The Cat and the Canary (1927) along the same dramatic lines as the earlier version. La voluntad del muerto , a Spanish-language version, was shot simultaneously.
Director
Rupert Julian
Director
Cast
Helen Twelvetrees
Annabelle West
Raymond Hackett
Paul
Neil Hamilton
Charles Wilder
Lilyan Tashman
Cicily
Jean Hersholt
Dr. Patterson
Montagu Love
Hendricks
Lawrence Grant
Crosby
Theodore Von Eltz
Harry Blythe
Blanche Frederici
Mam' Pleasant
Elizabeth Patterson
Susan
Crew
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
Nov
10,
1930
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Universal Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play The Cat and the Canary by John Willard (New York, 7 Feb 1922).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 11m
Sound
Mono (MovieTone)
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Film Length
6,493ft
(8 reels)
Quotes
Trivia
This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
While the film is lost, a few clips survive as part of the 1932 short subject, Boo!
Notes
For information on other films based on John Willard's play The Cat and the Canary, please consult the entry for the 1935 Paramount production of the same name, directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Bob Hope.
