Overview

Production co: Universal Pictures (as Universal Jewel)

►82 min (USA) □ 3 September 1927 (Mexico)

Library synopsis: [En] The opening, as a hand lovingly brushes away the cobwebs to reveal the credits, is magnificient. In an old dark house with spiky battlements perched gothically on a hilltop. old Cyrus West cringes in an armchair, menaced by shadows that become huge medicine bottles with monstrous cats (his relatives) snarling, spitting and weaving between them. Written by Phil Hardy

Director: Paul Leni

Cult stars: Laura La Plante, Creighton Hale, Forrest Stanley

Cult relevance index: ₪ 7.4 / 10

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Related videos

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Essential inner links and references

The Aurum Film Encyclopedia – Horror [UK / 1996] (bk)  |  Il Cinema Northern [Italy / 1996] (bk)  |   Cine Fantástico y de Terror Alemán (1913-1927) [Spain / 2002] (bk)  |  Mad Doctors, Monsters and Mummies [UK / 1991] (bk)  |  Midi – Minuit Fantastique [France / Nr. 9 - July 1964] (mg)  |  Monster Memories [USA / Nr. 1 - January 1993] (mg)  |  Mad Movies [France / Nr. 16 - October 1977](fz)  |  Monster Bis [France / Nr. 120 - Le Gothique a L'Anglo-Saxonne] (fz)

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Gallery and video classification

Basic Card

Genre	Comedy, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Director	Paul Leni
Writers	Alfred A. Cohn, John Willard, Robert F. Hill, Walter Anthony
Producer	Paul Kohner
Cast	Arthur Edmund Carewe, Billy Engle, Creighton Hale, Flora Finch, Forrest Stanley, George Siegmann, Gertrude Astor, Hal Craig, Joe Murphy, Laura La Plante, Lucien Littlefield, Martha Mattox, Tully Marshall
Certification	Spain:7 (2011) / Netherlands:14 (original rating) (1927) / Portugal:17 (director's cut) / USA:Unrated
Country	USA
Language	English (Intertitles)
Release date	Mexico 3 September 1927 | USA 9 September 1927 | Finland 22 January 1928 | Portugal 30 April 1929 | Portugal 1 May 1965 (limited) | Netherlands 25 November 2011
Also known as	A macska és a kanári Hungary | De kat en de kanarie Netherlands (literal title) | El gato y el canario Mexico | El legado tenebroso Spain | En fasansfull natt Sweden | Gespenster im Schloß Austria | Il castello degli spettri Italy | Keskiyöllä Finland | Kissa ja kanarialintu Finland | La volonté du mort France | O Gato e o Canário Brazil | O Legado Tenebroso Portugal | Spuk im Schloss Germany | Zwischen elf und elf Austria
Filming locations	Universal Studios Hollywood - 1000 Universal Studios Blvd, Universal City, California, USA
Box office/business	Filming Dates: December 1926 - January 1927 | Copyright Holder: Universal Pictures Corp., 31 March 1927, LP23813
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distribution company	Universal Pictures (1927) (USA) (theatrical) | Croeze en Bosman (1927) (Netherlands) (theatrical) | Image Entertainment (1997) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) | Image Entertainment (1998) (USA) (DVD) | Alpha Video Distributors (2004) (USA) (DVD) | Reel Media International (2004) (worldwide) (VHS) | Image Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD) | Kino Video (2004) (USA) (DVD) (For Photoplay Productions) | Kino Video (2007) (USA) (DVD) (Slim case iIncluded in "American Silent Horror Collection") | Reel Media International (2007) (worldwide) (all media) | Versus Entertainment (2011) (Spain) (DVD) | Budget Video (USA) (VHS) | Grapevine Video (USA) (VHS) | Kino Video (USA) (VHS) | Movies Unlimited (USA) (VHS) | Nostalgia Video (USA) (VHS) | Video Yesteryear (USA) (VHS)
Runtime	USA: 82 min | Italy: 75 min | 108 min (16 fps)
Technical specifications	Sound Mix: Silent | Color: Black and White | Aspect Ratio: 1.33 : 1 | Film length (metres): 2350 m (8 reels) | Film negative format (mm/video inches): 35 mm | Cinematographic process: Spherical | Printed film format: 35 mm