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The Cat Creeps

1930 · 75 min

A creaky, shadowy old-house mystery that plays like a stagey parlour game, more atmospheric than frightening.

Directed by
Rupert Julian, John Willard
Genres
Horror, Mystery
Starring
Helen Twelvetrees, Raymond Hackett, Neil Hamilton
Tagline
Is this girl the "cat" or is she the "canary"?
Overview
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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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Rupert Julian, John Willard
Genres
Horror, Mystery
Starring
Helen Twelvetrees, Raymond Hackett, Neil Hamilton
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • family
  • mystery
  • deception
  • death
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror5
Humour3
Realism5
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
horror, mystery
Directed by
Rupert Julian, John Willard
Written by
Gladys Lehman, William Hurlbut
Starring
Helen Twelvetrees, Raymond Hackett, Neil Hamilton, Lilyan Tashman, Jean Hersholt, Montagu Love, Lawrence Grant, Theodore von Eltz
Runtime
75 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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