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El legado tenebroso

Título original: The Cat and the Canary
  • 1927
  • 7
  • 1h 48min
PUNTUACIÓN EN IMDb
7,1/10
3,6 mil
TU PUNTUACIÓN
Laura La Plante in El legado tenebroso (1927)
ComedyHorrorMystery

Añade un argumento en tu idiomaRelatives of an eccentric millionaire gather in his spooky mansion on the 20th anniversary of his death for the reading of his will.Relatives of an eccentric millionaire gather in his spooky mansion on the 20th anniversary of his death for the reading of his will.Relatives of an eccentric millionaire gather in his spooky mansion on the 20th anniversary of his death for the reading of his will.

  • Dirección
    • Paul Leni
  • Guión
    • John Willard
    • Robert F. Hill
    • Alfred A. Cohn
  • Reparto principal
    • Laura La Plante
    • Creighton Hale
    • Forrest Stanley
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  • PUNTUACIÓN EN IMDb
    7,1/10
    3,6 mil
    TU PUNTUACIÓN
    • Dirección
      • Paul Leni
    • Guión
      • John Willard
      • Robert F. Hill
      • Alfred A. Cohn
    • Reparto principal
      • Laura La Plante
      • Creighton Hale
      • Forrest Stanley
    • 63Reseñas de usuarios
    • 83Reseñas de críticos
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    • Premios
      • 1 premio en total

    Imágenes109

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    Reparto principal13

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    Laura La Plante
    Laura La Plante
    • Annabelle West
    Creighton Hale
    Creighton Hale
    • Paul Jones
    Forrest Stanley
    Forrest Stanley
    • Charles Wilder
    Tully Marshall
    Tully Marshall
    • Roger Crosby
    Gertrude Astor
    Gertrude Astor
    • Cecily Young
    Flora Finch
    Flora Finch
    • Susan Sillsby
    Arthur Edmund Carewe
    Arthur Edmund Carewe
    • Harry Blythe
    • (as Arthur Edmund Carew)
    Martha Mattox
    Martha Mattox
    • Mammy Pleasant
    George Siegmann
    George Siegmann
    • The Guard
    Lucien Littlefield
    Lucien Littlefield
    • Doctor Ira Lazar
    Hal Craig
    • Policeman
    • (sin acreditar)
    Billy Engle
    Billy Engle
    • Taxi Driver
    • (sin acreditar)
    Joe Murphy
    Joe Murphy
    • Milkman
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    • Dirección
      • Paul Leni
    • Guión
      • John Willard
      • Robert F. Hill
      • Alfred A. Cohn
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    Reseñas de usuarios63

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    Snow Leopard

    Good Entertainment

    Whether you take it as a good-natured send-up of the 'old dark house' genre, or simply as a semi-serious horror/comedy, either way "The Cat and the Canary" is good entertainment. The atmosphere in the dusty old mansion is done very well, with plenty of creativity, and the story moves at a good pace and is told well. These are more than enough to make up for a few plot holes and a couple of characters that are left undeveloped.

    The cat/canary image, which was deliberately exaggerated somewhat, is simple but it ties the story and characters together rather well. Most of the characters are interesting, although a couple of them never really take shape. Most of the performers seemed to enjoy their roles, and they worked well together, with most of them making good use of their moments in the spotlight.

    If you enjoy silent movies, you should find this a pleasant way to spend an hour and a half or so.
    10Ron Oliver

    Highly Enjoyable Silent Creeper

    Like the deadly game between THE CAT AND THE CANARY, so a young heiress feels trapped in a very peculiar haunted house, surrounded by lurking, unseen evils...

    This is a dandy old creeper of a silent horror film, with just the right mix of menace & mirth to please the uncritical viewer. Universal gave the movie very fine production values, which extend not only to the atmospheric sets, but also to the humorously spooky title cards scattered throughout.

    This film is really story driven, rather than dominated by the personalities of its stars. However, mention should be made of very entertaining performances by Tully Marshall as the scabrous old lawyer, Flora Finch as a terrified auntie, and Lucien Littlefield as an exceedingly strange doctor. Laura La Plante as the lovely, frightened heiress & Creighton Hale as her nervous, scatterbrained cousin give a light touch to the romantic subplot.

    THE CAT AND THE CANARY is a choice example from the Old Dark House genre of spook tales. All the elements are here: distressed young ladies, a crumbling mansion, a housekeeper of baleful aspect, a lawyer who knows too much, an escaped lunatic, stalking ghosts or monsters, missing wills, meetings at midnight, bony and/or hairy hands appearing from hidden bedroom panels, secret passageways, and sudden death. Unnerved characters are forever making silly choices which always lead them into the clutches of the ravening ghosts/monsters/lunatics. But the Old Dark House has for long years been a respected avenue in literature & movies to maximize suspense & tension. Indeed, it's only a short walk from West Mansion in this film to Wuthering Heights, Baskerville Hall, Manderley & the Bates House...
    accidentaldays

    Cat and the Canary: Spellbinding

    This is one eerie movie. That it is over 75 years old shouldn't detract from its place among "scary movies." The production values are scrumptious. The acting is a bit over the top (Aunt Susan) but all in all, an eerie night with shadows and interesting interplay among the characters. But the Paul/Annabelle relationship is a bit creepy. Aren't they (gasp!) cousins????? The hairy hand is a bit over the top too. Mammy Pleasant (is her name an inside joke?) is waaay too menacing. I saw this on TMC (loved the sepia tone) and the soundtrack is exhilarating, though a tad too fast for the action. This is a gem of a horror movie.
    michael.e.barrett

    Perhaps the best Old Dark House film.

    I'm a fan of both horror films and silent films, but I didn't have a chance to get around to this one until now--and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Other reviewers have already indicated how well-directed it is, and some have pointed out that the "overacting" is intentional in what was always understood by 1927 audiences as a spoof of the "Old Dark House" genre that was popular on Broadway for much of the decade and spilled onto the movie screen. Once you understand that everyone KNEW these were cliches, you realize there's no reason to take a patronizing attitude. I have to say this is the most satisfying "ODH" film I've seen (not considering actual haunted house films like the first version of "The Haunting"). It has a light touch and almost every shot makes some delightful choice--moving camera, jarring close-up, dutch angle, etc. Director Leni succeeds in making this stage play seem cinematic. One shot has a frightened character speeding through the corridor, apparently on an unseen bicycle! The shot of the body falling down out of a closet onto the camera has been much imitated, both seriously (as in "Public Enemy") and as parody (Warner Bros. cartoons). For a quick comparison, check Roland West's early talkie "The Bat Whispers." Although nothing in "Cat" reaches quite the level of West's most astonishing shots, the film as a whole is more satisfying and less stagey.
    10telegonus

    This Silent Is Golden

    This late silent movie shows off the considerable talents of its director, Paul Leni, as the camera prowls the environs of an old dark house with the gracefulness of a cat, while the actors bob around like canaries, forming uneasy alliances and plotting against one another. The cast is well chosen. Laura La Plante makes a lovely heroine, while bespectacled Creighton Hale makes an agreeable, somewhat Harold Lloyd-like hero. Tully Marshall and Martha Mattox represent, none too flatteringly, the older generation; the former has the face of a drawn, white prune, while the latter makes a perfect battle-axe as the ironically named Mammy Pleasant. By today's standards the movie isn't too scary, though its mood of foreboding is still effective. Its qualities are pictorial more than dramatic, and the print I saw was badly in need of restoration.

    The Cat and the Canary is a key film of the silent era, and was hugely influential in kicking off the old dark house genre that continued into the early talkie period. When sound came in the wisecracks proliferated, which tended to lighten the mood and detract from the suspense. In this one the humor is visual, and the tone is more consistent. There have been dozens remakes and imitations over the years, but the dark, Gothic beauty of the original has never been surpassed.

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    • Curiosidades
      Writer/director Robert F. Hill not only wrote the adaptation for this film but also served as a sort of assistant/associate director for Paul Leni. Leni, a German, didn't speak much English, and Hill spoke German, so he acted as a liaison between Leni and the cast and crew.
    • Pifias
      As Tully Marshall's dead body falls to the floor, the actor can be clearly seen extending his hands to break the fall.
    • Citas

      Roger Crosby: I have come to read the will of Cyrus West. Have any of the heirs arrived yet?

      Mammy Pleasant: No, Mr. Crosby.

      Roger Crosby: You must have been lonely here these twenty years, Mammy Pleasant.

      Mammy Pleasant: I don't need the living ones.

    • Créditos adicionales
      The ending cast list includes the following statement: "This is repeated at the request of picture patrons who desire to check the names of those players whose work has pleased them."
    • Versiones alternativas
      Kino International distributed a video with the original 1927 musical setting compiled by James Bradford and adapted and performed by Eric Beheim and "The Cyrus West Players." It was produced by David Shepard using film materials from the David Bradley collection, and copyrighted in 1997 by Film Preservation Associates. The running time was 82 minutes.
    • Conexiones
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Seul le cinéma (1994)
    • Banda sonora
      Symphony No. 3 in C minor Op. 78 'Organ' I. Adagio
      Written by Camille Saint-Saëns

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    • Fecha de lanzamiento
      • 9 de septiembre de 1927 (Estados Unidos)
    • País de origen
      • Estados Unidos
    • Idiomas
      • Ninguno
      • Inglés
    • Títulos en diferentes países
      • The Cat and the Canary
    • Localizaciones del rodaje
      • Universal Studios Hollywood - 1000 Universal Studios Blvd, Universal City, California, Estados Unidos(Studio)
    • Empresa productora
      • Universal Pictures
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      • 709.699 US$
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    Especificaciones técnicas

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    • Duración
      1 hora 48 minutos
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Mezcla de sonido
      • Silent
    • Relación de aspecto
      • 1.33 : 1

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