The Black Cat

1h 5m
Horror
6.7

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.

Cast

Boris Karloff
Hjalmar Poelzig
Bela Lugosi
Dr. Vitus Werdegast
David Manners
Peter Alison
Julie Bishop
Joan Alison
Egon Brecher
The Majordomo
Harry Cording
Thamal
Lucille Lund
Karen
Henry Armetta
The Sergeant
Albert Conti
The Lieutenant
John Carradine
Cult Organist
John George
Cultist (uncredited)
Albert Pollet
Waiter (uncredited)

Crew

Edgar G. Ulmer
Director, Story, Costume Design, Set Designer
Peter Ruric
Screenplay, Story
Tom Kilpatrick
Screenplay
Edgar Allan Poe
Short Story
Ray Curtiss
Editor
John J. Mescall
Director of Photography
William J. Reiter
Assistant Director
Sam Weisenthal
Assistant Director
Carl Laemmle Jr.
Producer
Jack Pierce
Makeup Artist
Gilbert Kurland
Sound
Heinz Roemheld
Music
Roman Freulich
Still Photographer
M.F. Murphy
Production Manager
Charles D. Hall
Art Direction
E.M. Asher
Supervising Producer

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