54.5

ComedyHorrorMystery

The Cat and the Canary

ComedyHorrorMystery

The Cat and the Canary

1939 · 72 min · United States · English

The Cat and the Canary (1939) is a solid-tier movie on goodrecmovies, rated 7.1/10 on IMDb from 4,305 votes. Updated 2026-10-27

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54.5GRM score

★ 7.1IMDb · 4k

A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose.

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