Cat & The Canary (1927) - Cat & The Canary (1927) - Blu-ray

The movie that helped set the tone for future "haunted house" films and became the cornerstone of Universal horror, director Paul Leni's silent masterpiece is set in a creepy mansion where the heirs of a dead millionaire await to see who will inherit his fortune... if any of them survive the night. Laura La Plante, Creighton Hale, Forrest Stanley, Tully Marshall star in this adaptation of John Willard's oft-filmed stage play. 79 min. Standard; Soundtrack: music score. Silent with music score.