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The Cat and the Canary

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The Cat and the Canary
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R,1hr 36min
Release:
1978
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Columbia Pictures
Synopsis: Frank Willard's 1927 stage play The Cat and the Canary was filmed several times before this 1978 version saw the light of day. In the story, Annabelle West (Carol Lynley) is one of several potential heirs to a huge fortune. Brought to his foreboding mansion to learn who will benefit from his death, the anxious heirs must sit still for the deceased's taped recitation of his bequests. The dead man, Cyrus West (Wilfred Hyde-White), takes advantage of the occasion to scold his greedy and unpleasant relatives. ... Full Synopsis
Featured Cast
Susan Sillsby
Paul Jones
Hendricks
Allison Crosby
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