Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1934-05-07) |
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| Awards: | 2 wins & 1 nomination |
| Screen: | Edgar Allan Poe, Peter Ruric, Edgar G. Ulmer |
| Productions: | Universal Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Français, Magyar, Latin |
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Casts
- 2922: Boris Karloff - Hjalmar Poelzig
- 1547: Bela Lugosi - Dr. Vitus Werdegast
- 2125: David Manners - Peter Alison
- 82349: Julie Bishop - Joan Alison
- 89727: Egon Brecher - The Majordomo
- 98052: Harry Cording - Thamal
- 100594: Lucille Lund - Karen
Crews
- 5030: Edgar G. Ulmer - Story - Writing
- 543648: Peter Ruric - Story - Writing
- 5030: Edgar G. Ulmer - Director - Directing
- 543648: Peter Ruric - Screenplay - Writing
- 2940: John J. Mescall - Director of Photography - Camera
- 48415: Edgar Allan Poe - Short Story - Writing
- 1556: E.M. Asher - Supervising Producer - Production
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Reviews
John Chard
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Weird and hypnotic creeper. The first, and arguably in terms of their dual performances, best teaming of Horror legends Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi is this almost bizarre Edgar G. Ulmer directed piece. Based around a story by Edgar Allan Poe, The Black Cat sees a young couple, P ....
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This great pairing of Messrs. Karloff and Lugosi make for a fun, if not particularly scary, horror movie from Universal. An honeymoon couple are travelling through Hungary when their bus is involved in an accident near the castle of "Hjalmar Poelzig" (Karloff). Together with fellow t ....
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