---
title: 'The Cat and the Canary (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Elliott Nugent'
released: '1939-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 72
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-cat-and-the-canary-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031143/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Cat and the Canary (1939)

1939 · 72 min · United States


## Synopsis

The Cat and the Canary is a 1939 American horror comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Beal, and Douglass Montgomery. It the second film adaptation of John Willard's 1922 play of the same name, after Paul Leni's 1927 silent film adaptation. Set in the Louisiana bayou, the film follows a group of potential heirs who gather at deceased man's isolated mansion—purported to be haunted—for the reading of his will.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Elliott Nugent](https://cinepixo.com/people/elliott-nugent)
- **Screenplay:** [Walter DeLeon](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-deleon)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ernst Toch](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-toch)
- **Producer:** [Arthur Hornblow, Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-hornblow-jr)
- **Director of Photography:** [Charles Lang](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-lang)
- **Editor:** [Archie Marshek](https://cinepixo.com/people/archie-marshek)

## Cast

- [Nydia Westman](https://cinepixo.com/people/nydia-westman)
- [Georgios Regas](https://cinepixo.com/people/georgios-regas)
- [George Zucco](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-zucco)
- [Charles Lane](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-lane)
- [Gale Sondergaard](https://cinepixo.com/people/gale-sondergaard)
- [John Wray](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-wray)
- [Elizabeth Patterson](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-patterson)
- [John Beal](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-beal)
- [Douglass Montgomery](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglass-montgomery)
- [Paulette Goddard](https://cinepixo.com/people/paulette-goddard)
- [Bob Hope](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-hope)

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