The Black Cat

1934 • 65 minute

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Horror icons Boris Karloff (Frankenstein) and Bela Lugosi (Dracula) star in the shocking classic The Black Cat based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe. After a bus crash on a lonely Austrian road, American honeymooners Joan (Jacqueline Wells) and Peter Allison (David Manners) are forced to spend the night at the house of Poelzig (Boris Karloff), a sinister looking man who is engaged in an intense feud with Dr. Werdegast (Bela Lugosi), whom the couple met on the Orient Express. Held captive in the mausoleum against their will, they soon discover that Poelzig is the high priest at Black Mass and has chosen Joan to be the Devil’s bride. The couple is then faced with trying to escape the unspeakable treachery culminating in an unforgettable climax to this horror classic. (Original Title - The Black Cat) - 1934 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

Graderings en resensies

A classic movie ahead of its time with two great horror icons.

The best of the Karloff/Lugosi pairings.

epic classic