The Black Cat

Name: The Black Cat
Director: Edgar G Ulmer
Genre: Crime/detective, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Released: 1934
Duration: 1 h 2 min
Cast: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Julie Bishop, Lucille Lund

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Crime/detective
Horror

1934
Edgar G Ulmer
62 mins
15

Summary

Classic Universal horror starring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi. Following a bus crash, a honeymooning couple becomes caught up in a vicious feud between two former soldiers that puts all concerned parties in mortal danger.

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Alan Jones

This landmark horror film of the 1930s was the first feature to double bill Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, and both were given reverential sole surname billing on the credits. It's more Aleister Crowley than the Edgar Allan Poe story it's actually based on, a triumph of bizarre Art Deco sets, innovative style, classical music and eerie tension as Satanist Karloff plays chess with doctor Lugosi for innocent lives. Lugosi has never been so sympathetic or Karloff so evil, and the heady finale, where the former flays the latter after a black mass, is incredibly potent stuff for the era. This timeless classic is a testimony to the craft of director Edgar G Ulmer before his career lurched into the quickie arena.

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6.9/10

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rolenameHjalmar PoelzigBoris KarloffDr Vitus VerdegastBela LugosiPeter AllisonDavid MannersJoan AllisonJulie BishopKarenLucille LundMajordomoEgon BrecherSergeantHenry ArmettaLieutenantAlbert Conti