The Cat Creeps
| The Cat Creeps | |
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 Title lobby card. | |
| Directed by | Rupert Julian |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle, Jr. |
| Written by |
William J. Hurlbut Gladys Lehman |
| Based on |
The Cat and the Canary by John Willard |
| Starring |
Helen Twelvetrees Raymond Hackett Neil Hamilton Elizabeth Patterson |
| Music by | Heinz Roemheld |
| Cinematography | Hal Mohr |
| Edited by | Maurice Pivar |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Cat Creeps is a 1930 American pre-Code crime/mystery film, and a sound remake of The Cat and the Canary (1927). Starring Helen Twelvetrees, Raymond Hackett, Neil Hamilton, Lilyan Tashman, Jean Hersholt, Elizabeth Patterson, and Montagu Love, it is considered to be a lost film.
Cast
- Helen Twelvetrees as Annabelle West
- Raymond Hackett as Paul
- Neil Hamilton as Charles Wilder
- Lilyan Tashman as Cicily
- Jean Hersholt as Dr. Patterson
- Montagu Love as Hendricks
- Lawrence Grant as Crosby
- Theodore von Eltz as Harry Blythe
- Blanche Friderici as Mam' Pleasant
- Elizabeth Patterson as Susan
Production
A Spanish-language version, La Voluntad del muerto, starring Lupita Tovar and directed by George Melford, was filmed by Universal Pictures at night on the same sets used for The Cat Creeps during the day.
Remake
Elizabeth Patterson later reprised her role of Susan in the 1939 remake, The Cat and the Canary.
Preservation status
No prints or negatives of The Cat Creeps are known to exist, only some stills and the soundtrack. A few clips do survive in a short film produced by Universal entitled Boo! (1932).[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "The CAT CREEPS...the only surviving shots from THE CAT CREEPS...a lost movie". Retrieved 28 March 2013.
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