Movie
The Black Cat
19341h 5m6.7 / 10
Things you never said before nor even dreamed of!
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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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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.
More about The Black Cat
Cast
Boris KarloffHjalmar Poelzig
Bela LugosiDr. Vitus Werdegast
David MannersPeter Alison
Julie BishopJoan Alison
Egon BrecherThe Majordomo
Harry CordingThamal
Lucille LundKaren
Henry ArmettaThe SergeantCredits
- Directed by
- Edgar G. Ulmer
- Written by
- Tom Kilpatrick, Peter Ruric, Edgar G. Ulmer, Peter Ruric
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $95.7K
- Box office
- $236K
Production
Universal PicturesUnited States
Themes
based on short storyblack and whiteblack catbus crashchessdevil worshipeurope honeymoonfemale corpse
