The Black Cat (1941 film)

The Black Cat
1941 US Theatrical Poster
Directed by	Albert S. Rogell
Written by	Robert Lees Robert Neville
Produced by	Burt Kelly
Starring	Basil Rathbone Hugh Herbert Broderick Crawford Bela Lugosi
Cinematography	Stanley Cortez
Edited by	Ted J. Kent
Music by	Hans J. Salter (uncredited)
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	May 2, 1941 (1941-05-02)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Black Cat is a 1941 film loosely based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe.^[1] The comedy/horror film was directed by Albert S. Rogell, starring Basil Rathbone and featuring supporting performances by Bela Lugosi and Alan Ladd in small roles. Lugosi also stars with Boris Karloff in a 1934 film with the same title.

Plot

A greedy family led by Montague Hartley (Basil Rathbone) wait for the death of Henrietta Winslow (Cecilia Loftus) so that they can inherit her fortune. However they discover that they can't until housekeeper Abigail Doone (Gale Sondergaard) and all her cats die. When Henrietta is later murdered the race is on with the help of two antique dealers Hubert Smith (Broderick Crawford) and Mr. Penny (Hugh Herbert) to find the culprit.

Cast

Basil Rathbone as Montague Hartley
Hugh Herbert as Mr. Penny
Broderick Crawford as Hubert Smith
Anne Gwynne as Elaine
Bela Lugosi as Eduardo Vigos
Gale Sondergaard as Abigail Doone
Cecilia Loftus as Henrietta Winslow
Claire Dodd as Margaret Gordon
John Eldredge as Stanley Borden
Gladys Cooper as Myrna Hartley
Alan Ladd as Richard Hartley
Erville Alderson as Doctor Williams (uncredited)

References

^ Maltin, Leonard (3 September 2013). Leonard Maltin's 2014 Movie Guide. Penguin Group US. p. 252. ISBN 978-1-101-60955-2.

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v t e Films directed by Albert S. Rogell
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1930s	Mamba (1930) Sweepstakes (1931) The Tip-Off (1931) Suicide Fleet (1931) Aloha (1931) Carnival Boat (1932) The Rider of Death Valley (1932) Air Hostess (1933) The Wrecker (1933) Below the Sea (1933) Fog (1933) East of Fifth Avenue (1933) Among the Missing (1934) No More Women (1934) Fugitive Lady (1934) The Hell Cat (1934) Name the Woman (1934) Air Hawks (1935) Atlantic Adventure (1935) Escape from Devil's Island (1935) Unknown Woman (1935) You May Be Next (1936) Grand Jury (1936) Roaming Lady (1936) Murder in Greenwich Village (1937) Start Cheering (1938) City Streets (1938) The Lone Wolf in Paris (1938) The Last Warning (1938) For Love or Money (1939) Laugh It Off (1939) Hawaiian Nights (1939)
1940s	I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby (1940) Argentine Nights (1940) Private Affairs (1940) Li'l Abner (1940) The Black Cat (1941) Sailors on Leave (1941) Public Enemies (1941) Tight Shoes (1941) Jail House Blues (1942) Sleepytime Gal (1942) Butch Minds the Baby (1942) True to the Army (1942) Priorities on Parade (1942) Youth on Parade (1942) Hit Parade of 1943 (1943) In Old Oklahoma (1943) Love, Honor and Goodbye (1945) Earl Carroll Sketchbook (1946) The Magnificent Rogue (1946) Heaven Only Knows (1947) Northwest Stampede (1948) Song of India (1949)
1950s	The Admiral Was a Lady (1950) Before I Wake (1955)

v t e Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat" (1843)
Film adaptations	Unheimliche Geschichten (1919) Unheimliche Geschichten (1932) The Black Cat (1934) Maniac (1934) The Black Cat (1941) Tales of Terror (1962) Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972) Death Smiles on a Murderer (1973) The Black Cat (1981) Two Evil Eyes (1990)
TV adaptations	"The Black Cat"

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