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Cast

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Hjalmar Poelzig

Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi

Dr. Vitus Werdegast

David Manners

David Manners

Peter Alison

Julie Bishop

Julie Bishop

Joan Alison

Egon Brecher

Egon Brecher

The Majordomo

Harry Cording

Harry Cording

Thamal

Lucille Lund

Lucille Lund

Karen

Henry Armetta

Henry Armetta

The Sergeant

Albert Conti

Albert Conti

The Lieutenant

John Carradine

John Carradine

Cult Organist

John George

John George

Cultist (uncredited)

Albert Pollet

Albert Pollet

Waiter (uncredited)

Crew

Peter Ruric

Peter Ruric

Story

Edgar G. Ulmer

Edgar G. Ulmer

Story

Edgar G. Ulmer

Edgar G. Ulmer

Director

John J. Mescall

John J. Mescall

Director of Photography

Peter Ruric

Peter Ruric

Screenplay

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe

Short Story

Heinz Roemheld

Heinz Roemheld

Music

Carl Laemmle Jr.

Carl Laemmle Jr.

Producer

Charles D. Hall

Charles D. Hall

Art Direction

Edgar G. Ulmer

Edgar G. Ulmer

Costume Design

Jack Pierce

Jack Pierce

Makeup Artist

E.M. Asher

E.M. Asher

Supervising Producer

Gilbert Kurland

Gilbert Kurland

Sound

Edgar G. Ulmer

Edgar G. Ulmer

Set Designer

William J. Reiter

William J. Reiter

Assistant Director

Ray Curtiss

Ray Curtiss

Editor

Sam Weisenthal

Sam Weisenthal

Assistant Director

Tom Kilpatrick

Tom Kilpatrick

Screenplay

M.F. Murphy

M.F. Murphy

Production Manager

Roman Freulich

Roman Freulich

Still Photographer

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The Black Cat

19346.7 / 1065 min
Horror

Overview

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.