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The Cat and the Canary( 1978)

TV-MAHorrorComedyMystery
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For God's Sake, Stay in Your Rooms and Lock the Doors!

Overview

A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Honor Blackman

      Susan Sillsby

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      Edward Fox

      Hendricks

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      Michael Callan

      Paul Jones

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      Wendy Hiller

      Alison Crosby

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      Olivia Hussey

      Cicily Young

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      Carol Lynley

      Annabelle West

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      Beatrix Lehmann

      Mrs. Pleasant

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      Daniel Massey

      Dr. Harry Blythe

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      Wilfrid Hyde-White

      Cyrus West

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      Peter McEnery

      Charlie Wilder

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Jun 04 2023
    Radley Metzger manages to gather quite a decent cast in this 1978 iteration of John Willard's play. Wilfred Hyde-White plays a recently deceased millionaire who has gathered his potential heirs to hear his will - delivered by him via film. What follows is a Cluedo-esque sequence of events as each suspects and conspires against the other until only the one who will inherit the devious old man's fortune is left (or not!). The cast gel quite well, but the screenplay is far too wordy; the pace too slow and so much more could have been made of the original, far more quirky characterisations. Still w...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • based on play or musical
    • remake
    • black cat