The Cat and the Canary

Summary

The Cat and the Canary is a film^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• The Cat and the Canary's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• The Cat and the Canary was directed by Elliott Nugent^[4].
• Walter DeLeon wrote the screenplay for The Cat and the Canary^[5].
• The Cat and the Canary's composer is recorded as Ernst Toch^[6].
• The Cat and the Canary's genre is comedy horror^[7].
• A cast member of The Cat and the Canary was Bob Hope^[8].
• A cast member of The Cat and the Canary was Paulette Goddard^[9].
• A cast member of The Cat and the Canary was John Beal^[10].
• A cast member of The Cat and the Canary was Douglass Montgomery^[11].
• A cast member of The Cat and the Canary was Gale Sondergaard^[12].
• A cast member of The Cat and the Canary was Elizabeth Patterson^[13].
• A cast member of The Cat and the Canary was Charles Lane^[14].
• A cast member of The Cat and the Canary was Georgios Regas^[15].
• A cast member of The Cat and the Canary was George Zucco^[16].
• A cast member of The Cat and the Canary was John Wray^[17].
• A cast member of The Cat and the Canary was Nydia Westman^[18].
• The Cat and the Canary was produced by Arthur Hornblow, Jr.^[19].
• The Cat and the Canary's production company is recorded as Paramount Pictures^[20].
• The Cat and the Canary's director of photography is recorded as Charles Lang^[21].
• The original language of The Cat and the Canary was English^[22].
• The Cat and the Canary's Commons category is recorded as The Cat and the Canary (1939 film)^[23].
• The Cat and the Canary's color is recorded as black-and-white^[24].
• The Cat and the Canary's country of origin is recorded as United States^[25].
• The Cat and the Canary was released on January 1, 1939^[26].
• The Cat and the Canary's distributed by is recorded as Paramount Pictures^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Cat and the Canary was produced by Arthur Hornblow, Jr.^[19]. It was directed by Elliott Nugent^[4]. Walter DeLeon wrote the screenplay for it^[5]. Cast members include Bob Hope^[8], Paulette Goddard^[9], John Beal^[10], Douglass Montgomery^[11], Gale Sondergaard^[12], and Elizabeth Patterson^[13].

Publication

The Cat and the Canary was published on January 1, 1939^[26]. The original language of it was English^[22]. Its genre is comedy horror^[7].

Why It Matters

The Cat and the Canary has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]