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The Cat and the Canary (1961)

The Cat and the Canary poster
Directed by
Jan Molander
Genre
horror film
Country
Sweden
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A group of relatives gather in a spooky old mansion to hear the reading of a will. They discover they must stay the night, and strange things start happening.

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What happens

The Cat and the Canary (Swedish: Katten och kanariefågeln) is a 1961 Swedish television movie directed by Jan Molander. The film is an adaptation of John Willard's 1922 black comedy play of the same name. The play has been filmed many times, the first being a 1927 American silent film of the same name. The film stars Lena Granhagen as Annabelle West, Lars Lind as Paul Jones, and Birger Malmsten as Charles Wilder. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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