Rating: - NOT THE KARLOFF/LUGOSI CLASSIC! THIS IS AVAILABLE ON DVD!
I never saw this film growing up and I'm sure it was because of the confusion with the earlier classic Universal film with the same title starring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi(1934). 'The Black Cat' listed here is a murder/mystery/comedy from 1941. The film stars Basil Rathbone and Bela Lugosi in a fun supporting character. I did like this fun film full of secret passages and things that go bump in the night. This is available on DVD on a 2 disc set called Universal Horror and it is a limited release only sold at Best Buy. The DVD transfers for all 5 of the films are very good. I rate this film 3 1/2 stars.
Rating: - "Her hats are full of bats for spending all her dough on cats."
An old woman is close to dying, so her greedy family turns up to get their share of the will. They all think she's crazy because of her intense love for her cats; there are hundreds scattered around her large estate. She even has a cremation area and a graveyard for them and intends for her urn to be placed among them when she dies. Suddenly, she is murdered, and it seems that she isn't the only one on the hitlist. And a mysterious black cat seems to bring death with him as he goes. A stellar cast including Basil Rathbone, Alan Ladd, and Gladys Cooper bring this film to life.
There are creepy moments as well as humorous moments in this film, and they blend nicely to make an entertaining film. There are times when things are very predictable; two stellar examples of this are the stereotypically mysterious characters of Abigail (Gale Sondergaard) and the gardener (Bela Lugosi). However, this movie might ... Read More
Rating: - Murder Mystery with Comedy
The doctor told her relatives that Mrs. Henrietta Winslow is still alive. An antique dealer shows up to buy the furniture. Mrs. Winslow fosters and cares for dozens of cats. She reads her will to her heirs. [The dollar figures are long out of date.] The conversations of the heirs are played for laughs. But the film turns serious when someone tries to poison Mrs. Winslow and kills a cat (Henrietta really looks quite healthy). Later Mrs. Winslow is killed; the coroner says it was an accident (but the viewers know better). Mr. Penny the antique dealer provides comic relief (a stereotype?). Then the heirs are surprised to learn of the rest of the will. The cats will come first! Abigail Doone, the housekeeper, is the Administrator of the estate as long as she lives.
There is conflict between the heirs. The housekeeper has a strange accident. Or was she pushed? The telephone line is cut. They send Eduardo the ... Read More
Rating: - This is one of the best "Old Dark House" type films
This movie is a lot of fun. It is often confused with the classic Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff film. I hope it will soon be put on DVD.
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- NOT THE KARLOFF/LUGOSI CLASSIC! THIS IS AVAILABLE ON DVD!
- Murder Mystery with Comedy
