The Black Cat (1941)

As greedy heirs gather at the home of Henrietta Winslow, anticipating her imminent death, a series of mysterious events unfolds. Murder, thunderclaps, howling cats, gunshots, screams in the night, and hidden passages create a tense and suspenseful atmosphere filled with all the classic elements of a gothic mystery. Cast: - Basil Rathbone as Hartley - Hugh Herbert as Mr. Penny - Broderick Crawford as Hubert Smith - Bela Lugosi as Eduardo - Gale Sondergaard as Abigail Doone - Claire Dodd as Margaret Gordon - John Eldredge as Stanley Borden - Gladys Cooper as Myrna Hartley - Alan Ladd as Richard Hartley Runtime: 70 minutes