The Black Cat

"Even Ladd is scared!"

1941 1h 10m EN

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6.4

MID

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6.1

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 45★6.1IMDB · 2,374

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Synopsis

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Greedy heirs wait in a mansion for a rich cat lover to die, only to learn her cats come first.

“Even Ladd is scared!”

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Where to watch · US

Cast

Basil Rathbone
Montague Hartley
Hugh Herbert
Mr. Penny
Broderick Crawford
Hubert A. Gilmore 'Gil' Smith
Bela Lugosi
Eduardo Vidos
Anne Gwynne
Elaine Winslow
Gladys Cooper
Myrna Hartley
Gale Sondergaard
Abigail Doone
Cecilia Loftus
Henrietta Winslow

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Albert S. Rogell
Writers: Robert Neville, Frederic I. Rinaldo, Eric Taylor
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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85 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Albert S. Rogell, shot by Stanley Cortez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ted J. Kent shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Basil Rathbone and Hugh Herbert and Broderick Crawford carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Even Ladd is scared!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0033397 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Albert S. Rogell directs. Stanley Cortez behind the camera. Ted J. Kent cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
385 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Directed by Albert S. Rogell, shot by Stanley Cortez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Ted J. Kent shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Basil Rathbone and Hugh Herbert and Broderick Crawford carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Even Ladd is scared!".
8IMDB entry: tt0033397 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 45 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 26 themes, including "lightning", "cat", "wheelchair", "crematorium".