The Case of the Black Cat (1936)

Directed by

William C. McGann

Genre

crime film, mystery film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 06m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lawyer takes on a case involving a cat and a suspicious death. He interviews witnesses and gathers clues to uncover the truth.

lightheartedinquisitivebreezydatedtalkylow-stakeswhimsical

What happens

The Case of the Black Cat is a 1936 American mystery film directed by William C. McGann and an uncredited Alan Crosland, based on the 1935 Perry Mason novel The Case of the Caretaker's Cat by Erle Stanley Gardner. The film stars Ricardo Cortez as Perry Mason and co-stars June Travis and Jane Bryan in her film debut. The film is the fifth Perry Mason adaptation distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures in the 1930s and the first in the series not to feature Warren William as Mason. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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