The Black Cat

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The Black Cat

(1934)

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Overview

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.

Featured Crew

Edgar G. Ulmer

Director, Story
Peter Ruric

Screenplay, Story
Tom Kilpatrick

Screenplay
Edgar Allan Poe

Story

Top Billed Cast

Boris Karloff

Hjalmar Poelzig
Bela Lugosi

Dr. Vitus Werdegast
David Manners

Peter Alison
Julie Bishop

Joan Alison
Egon Brecher

The Majordomo

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Featured Review

A review by John Chard

7.0

Written by John Chard on October 1, 2018

Weird and hypnotic creeper.

The first, and arguably in terms of their dual performances, best teaming of Horror legends Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi is this almost bizarre Edgar G. Ulmer directed piece. Based around a story by Edgar Allan Poe, The Black Cat sees a young couple, Peter & Joan Allison (David Manners & Julie Bishop), who while on their honeymoon in Budapest meet the mysterious scientist Dr. Vitus Verdegast (Lugosi). When the bus taking them to the hotel crashes and Joan is injured, the trio wind up at the home of Verdegast's old acquaintance Hjalmar Poelzig (Karloff). Where the... read the rest.

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