The Black Cat (1934)
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.
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Boris Karloff
as Hjalmar Poelzig
as Hjalmar Poelzig
Bela Lugosi
as Dr. Vitus Werdegast
as Dr. Vitus Werdegast
David Manners
as Peter Alison
as Peter Alison
Julie Bishop
as Joan Alison
as Joan Alison
Egon Brecher
as The Majordomo
as The Majordomo
Harry Cording
as Thamal
as Thamal
Lucille Lund
as Karen
as Karen
Henry Armetta
as The Sergeant
as The Sergeant
Albert Conti
as The Lieutenant
as The Lieutenant
John Carradine
as Cult Organist
as Cult Organist
John George
as Cultist (uncredited)
as Cultist (uncredited)
Albert Pollet
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Waiter (uncredited)
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Edgar G. Ulmer
Director
Director
John J. Mescall
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Peter Ruric
Screenplay
Screenplay
Peter Ruric
Story
Story
Edgar G. Ulmer
Story
Story
Edgar Allan Poe
Short Story
Short Story
E.M. Asher
Supervising Producer
Supervising Producer
Carl Laemmle Jr.
Producer
Producer
Heinz Roemheld
Music
Music
Ray Curtiss
Editor
Editor
Charles D. Hall
Art Direction
Art Direction
Edgar G. Ulmer
Costume Design
Costume Design
Jack Pierce
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
William J. Reiter
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Sam Weisenthal
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Edgar G. Ulmer
Set Designer
Set Designer
Gilbert Kurland
Sound
Sound
Tom Kilpatrick
Screenplay
Screenplay
M.F. Murphy
Production Manager
Production Manager
Roman Freulich
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
