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The Black Cat 1934 Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , French , Hungarian , Latin
Gnere Horror
Production Company Universal Pictures
Budget $95,745
Revenue $236,000
Release Date 7 May 1934
65 mins
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
Director
Edgar G. Ulmer
Edgar G. Ulmer
Writers
Peter Ruric
Peter Ruric
Tom Kilpatrick
Tom Kilpatrick
Producers
Carl Laemmle Jr.
Carl Laemmle Jr.
E.M. Asher
E.M. Asher
Cinematography
John J. Mescall
John J. Mescall
Editor
Ray Curtiss
Ray Curtiss
Sound
Gilbert Kurland
Gilbert Kurland
Original Writer
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Story
Peter Ruric
Peter Ruric
Edgar G. Ulmer
Edgar G. Ulmer
Art Direction
Charles D. Hall
Charles D. Hall
Set Designer
Edgar G. Ulmer
Edgar G. Ulmer
Costume Design
Edgar G. Ulmer
Edgar G. Ulmer
Makeup Artist
Jack Pierce
Jack Pierce
Music
Heinz Roemheld
Heinz Roemheld
Assistant Directors
William J. Reiter
William J. Reiter
Sam Weisenthal
Sam Weisenthal
Additional Photography
Roman Freulich
Roman Freulich