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The Black Cat

"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."

Cast

2922

Boris Karloff

as Hjalmar Poelzig

1547

Bela Lugosi

as Dr. Vitus Werdegast

2125

David Manners

as Peter Alison

82349

Julie Bishop

as Joan Alison

89727

Egon Brecher

as The Majordomo

98052

Harry Cording

as Thamal

100594

Lucille Lund

as Karen

95725

Henry Armetta

as The Sergeant

100595

Albert Conti

as The Lieutenant

8516

John Carradine

as Cult Organist

97999

John George

as Cultist (uncredited)

1176507

Albert Pollet

as Waiter (uncredited)

Crew

5030

Edgar G. Ulmer

Director

2940

John J. Mescall

Director of Photography

543648

Peter Ruric

Screenplay

543648

Peter Ruric

Story

5030

Edgar G. Ulmer

Story

48415

Edgar Allan Poe

Short Story

1556

E.M. Asher

Supervising Producer

1557

Carl Laemmle Jr.

Producer

30268

Heinz Roemheld

Music

103497

Ray Curtiss

Editor

3945

Charles D. Hall

Art Direction

5030

Edgar G. Ulmer

Costume Design

29813

Jack Pierce

Makeup Artist

1354030

William J. Reiter

Assistant Director

1538011

Sam Weisenthal

Assistant Director

5030

Edgar G. Ulmer

Set Designer

1532477

Gilbert Kurland

Sound

33246

Tom Kilpatrick

Screenplay

1532475

M.F. Murphy

Production Manager

2342962

Roman Freulich

Still Photographer