The Black Cat

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The Black Cat (3-May-1934)

Director: Edgar G. Ulmer

Writers: Peter Ruric; Edgar G. Ulmer

From short story by: Edgar Allan Poe

Keywords: Horror

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Henry Armetta Actor 4-Jul-1888 21-Oct-1945 A Bell For Adano

Julie Bishop Actor 30-Aug-1914 30-Aug-2001 Northern Pursuit

Egon Brecher Actor 16-Feb-1880 12-Aug-1946 So Dark the Night

Albert Conti Actor 29-Jan-1887 18-Jan-1967 American character actor

Boris Karloff Actor 23-Nov-1887 2-Feb-1969 Horror actor

Bela Lugosi Actor 20-Oct-1882 16-Aug-1956 Dracula

David Manners Actor 30-Apr-1901 23-Dec-1998 Dracula

CAST

Boris Karloff ... Hjalmar Poelzig
Bela Lugosi ... Dr. Vitus Werdegast
David Manners ... Peter Alison
Julie Bishop ... Joan Alison
Lucille Lund ... Karen
Supporting Players
Egon Brecher ... The Majordomo
Harry Cording ... Thamal
Henry Armetta ... The Sergeant
Albert Conti ... The Lieutenant

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