The Cat and the Canary
1939 · 73 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 3,992 VOTES · DIR. Elliott Nugent
Overview
Ten years after the death of millionaire Cyrus Norman, his will is to be read out to his six relatives, including Joyce Norman and Wally Campbell. Organized by Norman's lawyer, Crosby, the six meet at Norman's eerie New Orleans Gothic mansion. During the reading, the superstitious housekeeper declares that someone will be dead by midnight. Wally fears for Joyce when she is declared the sole inheritor, but all are alarmed when Crosby turns up dead.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,350 lines
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00:01:59 How much farther?
00:05:35 Young man, have you no respect for a dead relative?
00:08:30 What others? Of course, there's Joyce.
00:11:07 And Cicily. Well, this is like old times.
00:13:25 What was at the back of your remark?
00:15:51 I'm sorry, Cicily.
00:17:58 Since we are all to be prisoners in this terrible house until tomorrow morning
00:20:46 First this old house gave me the creeps.
00:23:13 I agree with you, locked and nailed. I'll handle that.
00:25:25 It hasn't got the jitters like these lights.
00:29:09 Hello, Joyce. You here alone?
00:32:02 Look, where was Crosby standing when he disappeared?
00:36:35 Oh, just to be on the safe side.
00:39:03 It just makes my heart ache to see her.
00:41:34 I'll bet there hasn't been any fresh air
00:44:26 Six, seven, eight, nine.
00:47:32 in the same lady's bedroom.
00:52:52 It's gone. What necklace?
00:55:46 What a terrible thing. Poor Mr. Crosby.
00:58:17 A fight won't prove who killed Crosby.
01:00:42 In Miss Lu's room. Here.
01:03:15 I couldn't swear he was dead, neither could you.
01:11:12 I wouldn't do that if I were you, Charlie.
01:13:36 Huh? What?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,350
Dialogue density18.5 lines / min
First line00:01:59
Final line01:13:36
Production Record
DirectorElliott Nugent
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,992