The Black Cat

6.7
  • Genre: Horror
  • Run time: 65 min
  • Premiere: 1934. May 7.

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.

Discover

Boris Karloff

Hjalmar Poelzig

Bela Lugosi

Dr. Vitus Werdegast

David Manners

Peter Alison

Julie Bishop

Joan Alison

Egon Brecher

The Majordomo

Harry Cording

Thamal

Lucille Lund

Karen

Henry Armetta

The Sergeant

Albert Conti

The Lieutenant

John Carradine

Cult Organist

John George

Cultist (uncredited)

Albert Pollet

Waiter (uncredited)

Art

Charles D. Hall

Art Direction

Edgar G. Ulmer

Set Designer

Camera

John J. Mescall

Director of Photography

Roman Freulich

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Edgar G. Ulmer

Costume Design

Jack Pierce

Makeup Artist

Directing

Edgar G. Ulmer

Director

William J. Reiter

Assistant Director

Sam Weisenthal

Assistant Director

Editing

Ray Curtiss

Editor

Production

E.M. Asher

Supervising Producer

Carl Laemmle Jr.

Producer

M.F. Murphy

Production Manager

Sound

Heinz Roemheld

Music

Gilbert Kurland

Sound

Writing

Peter Ruric

Screenplay

Peter Ruric

Story

Edgar G. Ulmer

Story

Edgar Allan Poe

Short Story

Tom Kilpatrick

Screenplay

Art

Charles D. Hall

Art Direction

Edgar G. Ulmer

Set Designer

Camera

John J. Mescall

Director of Photography

Roman Freulich

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Edgar G. Ulmer

Costume Design

Jack Pierce

Makeup Artist

Directing

Edgar G. Ulmer

Director

William J. Reiter

Assistant Director

Sam Weisenthal

Assistant Director

Editing

Ray Curtiss

Editor

Production

E.M. Asher

Supervising Producer

Carl Laemmle Jr.

Producer

M.F. Murphy

Production Manager

Sound

Heinz Roemheld

Music

Gilbert Kurland

Sound

Writing

Peter Ruric

Screenplay

Peter Ruric

Story

Edgar G. Ulmer

Story

Edgar Allan Poe

Short Story

Tom Kilpatrick

Screenplay