The Black Cat

The Black Cat

63 mins | Horror, Mystery | May 7, 1934

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.

The Black Cat

63 mins | Horror, Mystery | May 7, 1934

The Black Cat
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Universal Pictures
Original title The Black Cat
Directors Sam Weisenthal, William J. Reiter, Edgar G. Ulmer
Writers Peter Ruric, Edgar Allan Poe, Tom Kilpatrick, Edgar G. Ulmer

Cast

Boris Karloff

as Hjalmar Poelzig

Bela Lugosi

as Dr. Vitus Werdegast

David Manners

as Peter Alison

Julie Bishop

as Joan Alison

Egon Brecher

as The Majordomo

Harry Cording

as Thamal

Lucille Lund

as Karen

Henry Armetta

as The Sergeant

Albert Conti

as The Lieutenant

John Carradine

as Cult Organist

John George

as Cultist (uncredited)

Albert Pollet

as Waiter (uncredited)