Is The Cat and the Canary sad?

Barely. Less sad than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Cat and the Canary scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Cat and the Canary end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Cat and the Canary violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Cat and the Canary easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Cat and the Canary

Name: The Cat and the Canary
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Released: 1939
Duration: 73 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Beal, Douglass Montgomery, Gale Sondergaard

A CHILL-AND-CHUCKLE CHASE!...A FORTUNE AT STAKE AND A MONSTER AT LARGE!

Directed by Elliott Nugent

Produced by Paramount Pictures

193973 min6.9 / 10

A spirited 1939 dark comedy that blends murder-mystery intrigue with slapstick humor, using a haunted mansion and escaped maniac to generate both scares and laughs.

Relatives gather at a haunted mansion for a will reading where the sole heir is threatened by a clause that could disinherit her if she goes mad, all while a homicidal maniac escapes nearby.

Questions people ask

Is The Cat and the Canary sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.
Is The Cat and the Canary scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Does The Cat and the Canary end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Cat and the Canary violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Cat and the Canary easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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