The read
It runs a compact 1h 10m.
Synopsis
Greedy heirs wait in a mansion for a rich cat lover to die, only to learn her cats come first.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
45 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert NevilleScreenplay
- Frederic I. RinaldoScreenplay
- Eric TaylorScreenplay
- Robert LeesScreenplay
- Albert S. RogellDirector
Cast
- Basil RathboneMontague Hartley
- Hugh HerbertMr. Penny
- Broderick CrawfordHubert A. Gilmore 'Gil' Smith
- Bela LugosiEduardo Vidos
- Anne GwynneElaine Winslow
- Gladys CooperMyrna Hartley
- Gale SondergaardAbigail Doone
- Cecilia LoftusHenrietta Winslow
- Claire DoddMargaret Gordon
- John EldredgeStanley Borden
- Alan LaddRichard Hartley
- Erville AldersonDoctor Williams (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
lightningcatwheelchaircrematoriummurderspoofinheritancelast will and testamenthorror spoofblack and whiteold dark househousekeeper