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Horror icons Boris Karloff (Frankenstein) and Bela Lugosi (Dracula) star in the shocking classic The Black Cat based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe.
The Black Cat is a 1934 American pre-Code horror film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Boris Karloff and Béla Lugosi. It was Universal Pictures' biggest box office hit of the year, and was the first of eight films (six of which were produced by Universal) to feature both Karloff and Lugosi.
A film adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's story, directed by Edgar G. Ulmer, featuring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi as enemies in a Satan-worshipping cult. The honeymooning couple becomes trapped in the architect's mansion and faces a deadly game of chess.
- (13K)
- Crime, Horror, Romance
- Edgar G. Ulmer
- 1934-05-07
There, cat-phobic Verdegast learns his wife's fate, grieves for his lost daughter, and must play a game of chess for Allison's life. A stylish "Cheapie" from the king of stylish Cheapies, Edgar G. Ulmer.
- 66 min
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- 23
- Edgar G. Ulmer
- 63 min
A classic, expressionistic horror film from the 1930s, loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe's stories and featuring the two masters of the genre. It tells the tale of a vengeful architect, his satanic friend, and a mysterious black cat in a haunted castle.
A horror film starring Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff as two former enemies who meet in a haunted house in Hungary. The film features a black cat, a chess game, and a macabre twist involving a mummified corpse.
