The Black Cat

Theatrical Release Date:

06/26/2005

Run Time:

65min.

Starring:

Boris Karloff , Bela Lugosi , David Manners , Julie Bishop , Andy Devine

Director(s):

Edgar G. Ulmer

Distributor(s):

Universal

MPAA Rating:

Not Yet Rated

Genre(s):

Horror,Thriller

Plot: The first cinematic teaming of horror greats Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi is a bizarre, haunting, and relentlessly eerie film that was surprisingly morbid and perverse for its time. Read More

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