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The Black Catis a 1934 American pre-Codehorror filmdirected by Edgar G. Ulmerand starring Boris Karloffand Béla Lugosi. It was Universal Pictures' biggest box office hit of the year, and was the first of eight films (six of which were produced by Universal) to feature both Karloff and Lugosi.
The Black Cat: Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer. With Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Julie Bishop. American honeymooners in Hungary become trapped in the home of a Satan-worshipping priest when the bride is taken there for medical help following a road accident.
When their hotel-bound bus crashes in a mountain storm and Joan is injured, the travellers seek refuge in the home, built fortress-like upon the site of a bloody battlefield, of famed architect Hjalmar Poelzig. There, cat-phobic Verdegast learns his wife's fate, grieves for his lost daughter, and must play a game of chess for Allison's life.
Horror icons Boris Karloff (Frankenstein) and Bela Lugosi (Dracula) star in the shocking classic The Black Cat based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe.
The Black Cat (1934) is a classic, enigmatically disturbing horror film from Universal Studios in the 1930s. It became Universal's top-grossing film of the year.
The Black Cat. Released May 7, 1934 1h 5m Horror List. 89% Tomatometer 35 Reviews 69% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings Stranded Budapest honeymooners follow a mad doctor (Bela Lugosi) to a...
When Werdegast sees a black cat, he drops his glass and throws a knife at the creature, killing it instantly. Joan wanders into the room in a drug induced trance.
