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The Black Cat (1934)
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American honeymooners in Hungary are trapped in the home of a Satan- worshiping priest when the bride is taken there for medical help following a road accident. Director:Edgar G. UlmerWriters:Edgar Allan Poe (suggested by a story by) (credit only), Peter Ruric (screenplay), and 3 more credits » |
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| Boris Karloff | ... |
Hjalmar Poelzig
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David Manners | ... |
Peter Alison
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Julie Bishop | ... |
Joan Alison
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Egon Brecher | ... |
The Majordomo
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Harry Cording | ... |
Thamal
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Lucille Lund | ... |
Karen
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Henry Armetta | ... |
The Sergeant
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Albert Conti | ... |
The Lieutenant
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Storyline
Honeymooning in Hungary, Joan and Peter Allison share their train compartment with Dr. Vitus Verdegast, a courtly but tragic man who is returning to the remains of the town he defended before becoming a prisoner of war for fifteen years. When their hotel-bound bus crashes in a mountain storm and Joan is injured, the travellers seek refuge in the home, built fortress-like upon the site of a bloody battlefield, of famed architect Hjalmar Poelzig. There, cat-phobic Verdegast learns his wife's fate, grieves for his lost daughter, and must play a game of chess for Allison's life. Written by Sister Grimm <srgrimm@teleport.com>
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Edgar Allan Poe's The Black Cat See more »Box Office
Budget:
$95,745 (estimated)Gross:
$236,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Joan Alison: Oh!
[breaks down crying and rushes to Vitus for consolation]
Dr. Vitus Verdegast: There, child. Be brave. No matter how hopeless it all seems.
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(uncredited)
Music by Ludwig van Beethoven
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Trivia
The ill-fated bus driver is a direct homage to the doorman in The Last Laugh, on which Edgar G. Ulmer worked as Production Designer. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: One of the women in Poelzig's glass coffins visibly moves while he is admiring her. See more »Quotes
Dr. Vitus Verdegast: Did you ever hear of Satanism, the worship of the devil, of evil? Herr Poelzig is a great modern priest of that ancient cult. And tonight in dark of the moon the rites of Lucifer are celebrated. And if I'm not mistaken he intends you to play a part in that ritual... a very important part.Joan Alison: Oh!
[breaks down crying and rushes to Vitus for consolation]
Dr. Vitus Verdegast: There, child. Be brave. No matter how hopeless it all seems.
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Connections
Featured in "Hollywood and the Stars: Monsters We've Known and Loved (#1.15)" (1964) See more »Soundtracks
"Symphony no. 7: Second Movement"(uncredited)
Music by Ludwig van Beethoven
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