The Black Cat

January. 19,2007      
Rating:
6.7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

The Black Cat, set in 1840 Philadelphia, has the great writer Edgar Allan Poe, struggling with alcoholism, writers block, as well as being out of ideas, short on cash, and tormented by his wife Virginia's black cat that will either destroy his life or inspire him to write one of his most famous stories.

Jeffrey Combs as  Edgar Allan Poe
Elyse Levesque as  Virginia Poe
Patrick Gallagher as  Barman
Christopher Heyerdahl as  Rufus Griswold
Ken Kramer as  Doctor
Eric Keenleyside as  Sgt. Booker

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