WatchTrove
US My List
Poster for The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary

The mystery thriller of the stage filmed with new effects!

  • Movie
  • 1927
  • 1h 24m

Directed by Paul Leni

6.9

TMDB audience rating
6.9 out of 10 from 89 votes

Where to watch Trailer

Overview

A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose.

Where to watch

Official offers in the United States

Subscription

Included with a paid subscription
  • MGM+ Amazon Channel
  • MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel
  • Screambox Amazon Channel
  • Artiflix

Free

Free to watch, no payment
  • Kanopy
  • Public Domain Movies
  • Fawesome
  • Filmtap

Free with ads

Free to watch, with commercials
  • Plex
  • Cineverse
  • Tubi TV

Rent

Pay once to watch for a limited time
  • Amazon Video

Buy

Pay once to keep a digital copy
  • Amazon Video

Prices and links on TMDB

Availability data by JustWatch, provided through TMDB. Offers vary by country and change often, so confirm with the service before you subscribe, rent or buy. WatchTrove does not host or stream video.

Trailer

Play trailer: Masters of Cinema Trailer

Official video hosted on YouTube. The player loads only when you press play.

Cast and crew

  • Laura La Plante

    Laura La PlanteAnnabelle West

  • Creighton Hale

    Creighton HalePaul Jones

  • Forrest Stanley

    Forrest StanleyCharles Wilder

  • Tully Marshall

    Tully MarshallRoger Crosby

  • Gertrude Astor

    Gertrude AstorCecily

  • Flora Finch

    Flora FinchSusan

  • Arthur Edmund Carewe

    Arthur Edmund CareweHarry

  • Martha Mattox

    Martha MattoxMammy Pleasant

  • George Siegmann

    George SiegmannThe Guard

  • Lucien Littlefield

    Lucien LittlefieldIra Lazar

  • Hal CraigPoliceman (uncredited)

  • Billy Engle

    Billy EngleTaxi Driver (uncredited)

  • Joe Murphy

    Joe MurphyMilkman (uncredited)

Director
Paul Leni
Writer
Walter Anthony, Robert F. Hill and Alfred A. Cohn
Music
Hugo Riesenfeld
Cinematography
Gilbert Warrenton