| Uniform Title |
Black cat (Motion picture : 1934) |
| Title |
The black cat. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2019. |
| ©1934 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (65 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID4018. |
| Originally produced as a motion picture in 1934. |
| Based on the story by Edgar Allan Poe. |
| The film was originally released in UK cinemas under the title House of Doom ; also reissued in the US as The Vanishing Body. |
| Credits |
Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer. Written by Edgar G. Ulmer, Peter Ruric, Tom Kilpatrick (contributing writer). |
| Performers |
Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, David Manners. |
| Summary |
Honeymooners Joan and Peter Allison are stranded and forced to spend the night at the home of the sinister Hjalmar Poelzig. They soon learn they are being held captive in the mausoleum and that Poelzig is the high priest at Black Mass. He has chosen Joan to be the devil's bride. David races to save his wife from Poelzig's unspeakable treachery. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby digital 2.0 mono, NTSC, Region 4, aspect ratio 1.33:1, 4:3 standard. |
| Language note |
English. No subtitles. |
| Subjects |
Poe, Edgar Allan, -- 1809-1849 -- Film adaptations |
| Satanism -- Drama |
| Satanism -- Rituals -- Drama |
| Cats -- Drama |
| Devil -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Genre |
Horror films |
| Thrillers (Motion pictures) |
| Black and white films |
| Cult films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Ulmer, Edgar G. (Edgar George), 1904-1972 director, screenwriter. |
| Ruric, Peter screenwriter. |
| Karloff, Boris, 1887-1969 actor. |
| Lugosi, Bela, 1882-1956 actor. |
| Manners, David, 1901-1998 actor. |
| Motion picture adaptation of (work): Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. Black cat. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
See Also:
Authors:
- Karloff, Boris, 1887-1969 .
- Lugosi, Bela, 1882-1956 .
- Manners, David, 1901-1998 .
- Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. Black cat .
- Ruric, Peter .
- Ulmer, Edgar G. (Edgar George), 1904-1972 .
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