the cat and the canary

Director: radley metzger

Actor: honor blackman,michael callan,edward fox,wendy hiller

Data Published: Sun Jul 01 1979

Genres: Comedy,Mystery,Horror

Key Words: american in the uk,reference to macy's department store,tape over mouth,man hits a woman,man punches a woman

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077304/

WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cat_and_the_Canary_(1979_film)

Description: The Cat and the Canary is a movie starring Honor Blackman, Michael Callan, and Edward Fox. 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...

Plot: On the 20th anniversary of his death, the remaining relatives of Cyrus West (Wilfred Hyde-White) are called to his mansion to view the filmed reading of his will. Cyrus lets it be known how much he despised and loathed his kin by setting up a dogfight for the fortune and revealing that Annabelle West (Carol Lynley) is to be the sole beneficiary. However, to claim the inheritance, Annabelle must spend the night in the house with the rest of the family and be deemed sane the next morning. A doctor from the asylum up the road, Dr Hendricks (Edward Fox), arrives and informs the guests that a homicidal maniac has escaped and is hiding out in the area. With a history of insanity in the family, a mansion replete with secret rooms and corridors, and "The Cat" murderer on the loose, the night becomes a tale of gruesome murders, suspense, and, ultimately, revelations.