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The Black Cat

1941 · 70 min

A creaky, foggy old-dark-house romp that mixes spooky chills with silly comedy and a dash of murder mystery.

Directed by
Albert S. Rogell
Genres
Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Starring
Basil Rathbone, Hugh Herbert, Broderick Crawford
Tagline
Even Ladd is scared!
Overview
Greedy heirs wait in a mansion for a rich cat lover to die, only to learn her cats come first.

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Directed by
Albert S. Rogell
Genres
Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Starring
Basil Rathbone, Hugh Herbert, Broderick Crawford
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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • family
  • deception
  • death
  • mystery
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour6
Realism3
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, horror, mystery
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
70 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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