The Black Cat

May. 07,1934      
Rating:
6.9
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

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

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