- Type
- Film
- Status
- Released
- Release
- May 7, 1934 (90 years ago)
- Alias
- The Vanishing Body
- Language
- English
- Origin
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 03m
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.

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.
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Discover the film that brought together two of horror’s greatest stars The Black Cat was the first of six Universal pictures to star Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi.
Not Related to Poe. (Published 1934) Menaced honeymooners. Trim, often stylish thriller.
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