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The Black Cat is a 1934 American black-and-white horror and drama film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer. Produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, the movie features a cast including Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, David Manners, and Harry Cording. The screenplay centers on a cat, with additional themes involving chess, prisoners of war, and Hungary. Heinz Eric Roemheld composed the score, while John J. Mescall served as director of photography.
The film has a runtime of 65 minutes and was released on May 7, 1934. It was produced on a budget of $95,745 and grossed $236,000 at the box office. Critical reception includes an 89% rating and a 7.7 out of 10 score. The production team included Carl Laemmle as producer, Jack Pierce as make-up artist, and Ulmer handling both costume and production design. The film is available via video on demand.
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6.7After 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.
Cast
- 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
Themes
- chess
- prisoner of war
- hungary
- black and white
- train
- storm
- psychiatrist
- black cat
- spiral staircase
- high priest
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Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
13,937 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
89%
- Year
- 1934
- Runtime
- 65 min
- Genres
- Crime, Horror, Romance
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Cat
- Director
- Edgar G. Ulmer
- Cast member
- George Davis
- Composer
- Heinz Eric Roemheld
- Producer
- Carl Laemmle
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Cinematographer
- John J. Mescall
- Duration
- 65
- FilmAffinity ID
- 814746
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- The Black Cat 1934.jpg
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- publication date
- 1934-05-07
- title
- The Black Cat
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- costume designer
- Edgar G. Ulmer
- production designer
- Edgar G. Ulmer
- review score
- 7.7/10
- make-up artist
- Jack Pierce
- capital cost
- 95745.31
- box office
- 236000
- Commons category
- The Black Cat (1934 film)
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