The Black Cat poster
Director Edgar G. Ulmer
Screenplay Tom Kilpatrick, Peter Ruric

The Black Cat

Tagline: Things you never said before nor even dreamed of!

Release Date: 1934-05-07

Duration: 63 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

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