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The Black Cat
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The Black Cat 1941 Directed by Albert S. Rogell

Even Ladd is scared!

Greedy heirs wait in a mansion for a rich cat lover to die, only to learn her cats come first.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Comedy , Horror , Mystery
Production Company Universal Pictures
Budget $178,000
Release Date 2 May 1941
70 mins
Cast
Basil Rathbone
Basil Rathbone Montague Hartley
Hugh Herbert
Hugh Herbert Mr. Penny
Broderick Crawford
Broderick Crawford Hubert A. Gilmore 'Gil' Smith
Bela Lugosi
Bela Lugosi Eduardo Vidos
Anne Gwynne
Anne Gwynne Elaine Winslow
Gladys Cooper
Gladys Cooper Myrna Hartley
Gale Sondergaard
Gale Sondergaard Abigail Doone
Cecilia Loftus
Cecilia Loftus Henrietta Winslow
Alan Ladd
Alan Ladd Richard Hartley
Claire Dodd
Claire Dodd Margaret Gordon
John Eldredge
John Eldredge Stanley Borden
Erville Alderson
Erville Alderson Doctor Williams (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
Harry C. Bradley Coroner (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
Jack Cheatham Moving Man #1 (uncredited)
Edgar Sherrod
Edgar Sherrod Minister (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Albert S. Rogell
Albert S. Rogell
Writers
Robert Lees
Robert Lees
Robert Neville
Robert Neville
Eric Taylor
Eric Taylor
Frederic I. Rinaldo
Frederic I. Rinaldo
Producer
Burt Kelly
Burt Kelly
Cinematography
Stanley Cortez
Stanley Cortez
Editor
Ted J. Kent
Ted J. Kent
Sound
Hal Bumbaugh
Hal Bumbaugh
William Schwartz
William Schwartz
Bernard B. Brown
Bernard B. Brown
Visual Effects
John P. Fulton
John P. Fulton
Original Writer
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Art Direction
Jack Otterson
Jack Otterson
Set Decoration
Russell A. Gausman
Russell A. Gausman
Costume Design
Vera West
Vera West
Music
Hans J. Salter
Hans J. Salter
Frank Skinner
Frank Skinner
Ralph Freed
Ralph Freed
Charles Henderson
Charles Henderson
Charles Previn
Charles Previn
Assistant Director
Howard Christie
Howard Christie