Ten years after the death of millionaire Cyrus Norman, his will is to be read out to his six relatives, including Joyce Norman and Wally Campbell. Organized by Norman's lawyer, Crosby, the six meet at Norman's eerie New Orleans Gothic mansion. During the reading, the superstitious housekeeper declares that someone will be dead by midnight. Wally fears for Joyce when she is declared the sole inheritor, but all are alarmed when Crosby turns up dead.
The Cat and the Canary has generally received positive reviews.
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The Cat and the Canary was released in 1939 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 21 reviews, giving The Cat and the Canary (1939) an average rating of 69%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 90%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 74%. Professional critics were more impressed with The Cat and the Canary than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 69%, The Cat and the Canary is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1939, which stands at 61%.
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