The Black Cat

The Black Cat (1934)

Things you never said before nor even dreamed of!

  • Genre: Horror
  • Release Date: 1934-05-07
  • User Rating: 6.7/10 from 271 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 5min
  • Language: Latin
  • Production Company: Universal Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Edgar G. Ulmer
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Summary

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)
Writing Edgar G. Ulmer Story
Writing Peter Ruric Story
Directing Edgar G. Ulmer Director
Writing Peter Ruric Screenplay
Camera John J. Mescall Director of Photography
Writing Edgar Allan Poe Short Story
Production E.M. Asher Supervising Producer
Editing Ray Curtiss Editor
Costume & Make-Up Edgar G. Ulmer Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Jack Pierce Makeup Artist
Production Carl Laemmle Jr. Producer
Sound Heinz Roemheld Music
Art Charles D. Hall Art Direction
Sound Gilbert Kurland Sound
Art Edgar G. Ulmer Set Designer
Directing William J. Reiter Assistant Director
Directing Sam Weisenthal Assistant Director
Writing Tom Kilpatrick Screenplay
Production M.F. Murphy Production Manager
Camera Roman Freulich Still Photographer

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