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The Black Cat

The Black Cat

Horror • 1934 • 1 hr 5 min
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6.6
IMDb
6.9

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.

Starring

Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Julie Bishop, Egon Brecher

Directed By

Edgar G. Ulmer

Written By

Peter Ruric, Tom Kilpatrick

Attributes

SimpleDarkWatch By Myself

Genre

HorrorThrillerMystery

Release Date

May 7, 1934

User Reviews

Robin Hayes
Robin Hayes
Ultimately not super well realized, but full of good ideas and has two of horror’s biggest icons.
Connor
Connor
I think this only works because of the stacked cast, it’s worth it just for them. Thin story, pretty dull beyond the climax
Lisa
Lisa
Bela Lugosi + Boris Karloff + Edgar Allen Poe. What more can I say?
Rus Răzvan Cătălin
Rus Răzvan Cătălin
An amazing performance from Legosi and Karloff. This movie is very chilling
JD
JD
Ulmer shoots in such a dreamlike way and the wall-to-wall score adds even more to that feeling. I didn’t want this to end.
BelzoraHollow3
BelzoraHollow3
Moody af. Also, there’s this one scene that suggests relations unfit for a 1930s audience… 👀
Chuck
Chuck
The mid section gets to be a bit dull, but watching Karloff square off with Bela Lugosi after leading a black mass is so worth the wait.
Jake Smeaton
Jake Smeaton
A great film featuring two titans of terror a fun early horror Karloff and Lugosi steal the show

Stats

Ratings
4 (3%)
29 (25%)
64 (54%)
21 (18%)
6.6 – Based on 118 ratings
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THREE EDGAR ALLAN POE ADAPTATIONS STARRING BELA LUGOSI (Masters of Cinema) Clips Trailer

Cast & Crew

Edgar G. Ulmer
Edgar G. Ulmer
Boris Karloff
Boris
Karloff
Bela Lugosi
Bela
Lugosi
David Manners
David
Manners
Julie Bishop
Julie
Bishop
Egon Brecher
Egon
Brecher
Harry Cording
Harry
Cording
Lucille Lund
Lucille
Lund
Henry Armetta
Henry
Armetta
Albert Conti
Albert
Conti
John Carradine
John
Carradine
Peter Ruric
Peter
Ruric
Tom Kilpatrick
Tom
Kilpatrick

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