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.
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The Black Cat is a 1934 American pre-Code horror film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Boris Karloff and Béla Lugosi. It follows newlyweds Peter and Joan Alison, who, after a bus crash, find themselves at the eerie home of architect Hjalmar Poelzig. There, they become entangled in a deadly confrontation between Poelzig and psychiatrist Dr. Vitus Werdegast, who seeks revenge for past betrayals involving his wife and daughter, leading to a series of horrifying events.
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- Director
- Edgar G. Ulmer
- Starring
- Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Julie Bishop, Egon Brecher, Harry Cording, Lucille Lund, Henry Armetta
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