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The Cat and the Canary

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.

Director

Radley Metzger

Year

Genre

comedy, mystery, horror

Box Office

N/A

Production

Grenadier Films

Awards

1 nomination

Susan Sillsby

Paul Jones

Hendricks

Allison Crosby

Cicily Young

Mrs. Pleasant

Beatrix Lehmann

Annabelle West

Dr. Harry Blythe

Charlie Wilder

Cyrus West

Wilfrid Hyde-White

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Here, puss, puss.
Here, Mew-Mew. - The Cat and the Canary

Here, puss, puss. Here, Mew-Mew.

Come along, come along!
Here you come. - The Cat and the Canary

Come along, come along! Here you come.

Mew-Mew, Mew-Mew,
come along, come along! - The Cat and the Canary

Mew-Mew, Mew-Mew, come along, come along!

Where are you? - The Cat and the Canary

Good evening, Mrs Crosby.
You're the first to arrive. - The Cat and the Canary

Good evening, Mrs Crosby. You're the first to arrive.

Hm Between the Bolsheviks on one side and the democrats on the other - The Cat and the Canary

Hm Between the Bolsheviks on one side and the democrats on...

Has the temperature been maintained? - The Cat and the Canary

Has the temperature been maintained?

- Are you sure?
- Yes, and the locks haven't been opened - The Cat and the Canary

- Are you sure? - Yes, and the locks haven't been opene...

It's a strange feeling, Mrs Pleasant, - The Cat and the Canary

It's a strange feeling, Mrs Pleasant,

Why don't you two make up and shake hands - The Cat and the Canary

Why don't you two make up and shake hands

- I never thought I'd do that without gloves.
- Aren't you wearing gloves? - The Cat and the Canary

- I never thought I'd do that without gloves. - Aren�...

'Good evening leeches Take your places - The Cat and the Canary

'Good evening leeches Take your places

'A trifle fresh perhaps but you should have
it at more or less the perfect moment. ' - The Cat and the Canary

'A trifle fresh perhaps but you should have it at more ...

"'L, Cyrus Canby West, being of sound mind
and body, do hereby declare, - The Cat and the Canary

"'L, Cyrus Canby West, being of sound mind and bod...

'As for the necklace,
you've heard of it, I'm sure. - The Cat and the Canary

'As for the necklace, you've heard of it, I'm...

Think what fun we could've had
swinging on the chandeliers. - The Cat and the Canary

Think what fun we could've had swinging on the chandeli...

- Thank you, very much.
- Would you take... - The Cat and the Canary

- Thank you, very much. - Would you take...

Temper, temper.
That's no way to fly a plane, Colonel. - The Cat and the Canary

Temper, temper. That's no way to fly a plane, Colonel.

- Hm, modest little dwelling.
- What's the commotion? - The Cat and the Canary

- Hm, modest little dwelling. - What's the commotion?

Weapons can be as dangerous as maniacs - The Cat and the Canary

Weapons can be as dangerous as maniacs

But wasn't it Bertrand Russell who asked - The Cat and the Canary

But wasn't it Bertrand Russell who asked

Now, check all the doors and
windows. Let's begin with the basement. - The Cat and the Canary

Now, check all the doors and windows. Let's begin with ...

Come in. - The Cat and the Canary

Just wanted to see
if everything was all right. - The Cat and the Canary

Just wanted to see if everything was all right.

No one is more sincere than a greedy cousin - The Cat and the Canary

No one is more sincere than a greedy cousin

Where would I hide
if I were an escaped homicidal maniac - The Cat and the Canary

Where would I hide if I were an escaped homicidal maniac

Five, six... - The Cat and the Canary

We'll find Mrs Crosby. - The Cat and the Canary

We'll find Mrs Crosby.

'As for the necklace,
you've heard of it, I'm sure. - The Cat and the Canary

'As for the necklace, you've heard of it, I'm...

I'll be around, so if anything happens, you
just scream and I'll run and get Cicily. - The Cat and the Canary

I'll be around, so if anything happens, you just scream...

Ha! Take that! And that! - The Cat and the Canary

Ha! Take that! And that!

It's a fine weapon.
A fine weapon, Mrs Pleasant. - The Cat and the Canary

It's a fine weapon. A fine weapon, Mrs Pleasant.

- Where have you been?
- Not very far. - The Cat and the Canary

- Where have you been? - Not very far.

- Hi. Victim number two.
- Paul, you're hurt! - The Cat and the Canary

- Hi. Victim number two. - Paul, you're hurt!

Want to hear my new song?
I wrote it while I was unconscious. - The Cat and the Canary

Want to hear my new song? I wrote it while I was unconscious...

Paul? Paul? - The Cat and the Canary

Please! - The Cat and the Canary

Help! - The Cat and the Canary

The clock chimed on cue, I saved you
from cousin Harry in the nick of time. - The Cat and the Canary

The clock chimed on cue, I saved you from cousin Harry in th...

Let's take a little time with her. - The Cat and the Canary

Let's take a little time with her.

Hey. - The Cat and the Canary

Hi, Charlie. - The Cat and the Canary

I wanted to be here...
for the star of the evening. - The Cat and the Canary

I wanted to be here... for the star of the evening.

- Are you all right?
- Just barely. - The Cat and the Canary

- Are you all right? - Just barely.

You know, if this were a song
I'd say something about, - The Cat and the Canary

You know, if this were a song I'd say something about,

Thank you. - The Cat and the Canary

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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.

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Director: Radley Metzger

Writer: Radley Metzger, John Willard

Production: Grenadier Films

Genre: comedy, mystery, horror

Year: 1978

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 5.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 18 May 1979

Awards: 1 nomination

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