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.

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

Reviews

John Chard

Weird and hypnotic creeper. The first, and arguably in terms of their dual performances, best teaming of Horror legends Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi is this almost bizarre Edgar G. Ulmer directed piece. Based around a story by Edgar Allan Poe, The Black Cat sees a young couple, Peter & Joan Alli...

CinemaSerf

This great pairing of Messrs. Karloff and Lugosi make for a fun, if not particularly scary, horror movie from Universal. An honeymoon couple are travelling through Hungary when their bus is involved in an accident near the castle of "Hjalmar Poelzig" (Karloff). Together with fellow traveller "Vitus ...

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