The Black Cat

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6.9/10

13K

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American honeymooners in Hungary become trapped in the home of a Satan-worshiping priest when the bride is taken there for medical help following a road accident.

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American honeymooners in Hungary become trapped in the home of a Satan-worshipping priest when the bride is taken there for medical help following a road accident.American honeymooners in Hungary become trapped in the home of a Satan-worshipping priest when the bride is taken there for medical help following a road accident.American honeymooners in Hungary become trapped in the home of a Satan-worshipping priest when the bride is taken there for medical help following a road accident.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

13K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination

Joan Alison
(as Jacqueline Wells)

Egon Brecher

The Majordomo

Harry Cording

Thamal

Lucille Lund

Karen

Henry Armetta

The Sergeant

Albert Conti

The Lieutenant

Virginia Ainsworth

Cultist
(uncredited)

Luis Alberni

Train Steward
(uncredited)

King Baggot

Cultist
(uncredited)

Herman Bing

Car Steward
(uncredited)

Symona Boniface

Cultist
(uncredited)

John Carradine

Cult Organist
(uncredited)

André Cheron

Train Conductor
(uncredited)

George Davis

Bus driver
(uncredited)

Andy Devine

Bit Part
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Among the unconventional elements of this film was the soundtrack. At a time (early 1930s) when movie music was usually limited to the titles and credits, Edgar G. Ulmer had an almost continuous background score throughout the entire film.

Goofs
Vitus identifies Kurgaal as being "near Omsk, by Lake Baikal." In reality Omsk and Lake Baikal are approximately 1000 miles apart and are nowhere near each other.

Quotes
Hjalmar Poelzig: Did you hear that, Vitus? The phone is dead. Even the phone is dead.

Connections
Edited from Rome Express (1932)

Soundtracks
Tasso, Poem No. 2 R. 413
(uncredited)
Music by Franz Liszt
Played as background music

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Featured review

7/10

Lugosi + Karloff = Fireworks!

I can't imaging how this movie would have been without both Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff, probably very very bad. The chemistry between the two is amazing.

This is one of those movies in which the story absolutely doesn't matter. The story is totally absurd and very simple (The black cat storyline has absolutely nothing to do with the movie and serves no purpose at all) but yet that is what maybe makes this movie extremely fun and easy to watch.

Watching this movie made me realize something; Bela Lugosi actually was a very good actor that was ahead of his time. The way he delivers his lines and his eye for details shows that acting was a great passion for him. Yes I think I can now be considered one of his fans.

Another great thing were the sets that were wonderful and even now 70 years later they still look very modern.

Don't expect a movie with ghouls and monsters, it rather is more fun to watch then it is scary and the Lugosi/Karloff combination is what makes this movie a real classic.

7/10

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