The Black Cat
“Things you never said before nor even dreamed of!”
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.
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Cast
12 people
Boris Karloff
Hjalmar Poelzig
Known for
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Bride of Frankenstein
Bela Lugosi
Dr. Vitus Werdegast
Known for
Dracula
White Zombie
David Manners
Peter Alison
Known for
Dracula
The Mummy
Julie Bishop
Joan Alison
Known for
Westward the Women
Action in the North Atlantic
Egon Brecher
The Majordomo
Known for
Man Hunt
Heidi
Harry Cording
Thamal
Known for
Dressed to Kill
Against All Flags
Lucille Lund
Karen
Also in
Prison Shadows
Pirate Treasure
Henry Armetta
The Sergeant
Known for
Street Angel
The Devil's Brother
Albert Conti
The Lieutenant
Known for
The Eagle
Show People
John Carradine
Cult Organist
Known for
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
The Grapes of Wrath
John George
Cultist (uncredited)
Known for
The Unknown
The Mark of Zorro
Albert Pollet
Waiter (uncredited)
Also in
The Mysterious Lady
The Golden Hawk
Edgar G. Ulmer Director · Tom Kilpatrick Screenplay Peter Ruric Screenplay
Worldwide gross $236K · Budget $96K · United States release May 7, 1934
Box office
Budget
$95,745
Worldwide gross
$236,000
Gross vs. budget
2.5×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Hungarian · Latin
Release dates
United States · May 3, 1934
Premiere
United States · May 7, 1934
Theatrical
Poland
August 26, 2017 · Digital
Sweden
October 13, 1934 · Theatrical
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