The Cat and the Canary 1939

Synopsis:

Ten years after the death of millionaire Cyrus Norman, his will is to be read out to his six relatives, including Joyce Norman and Wally Campbell. Organized by Norman's lawyer, Crosby, the six meet at Norman's eerie New Orleans Gothic mansion. During the reading, the superstitious housekeeper declares that someone will be dead by midnight. Wally fears for Joyce when she is declared the sole inheritor, but all are alarmed when Crosby turns up dead.

Directed by: Elliott Nugent
Written by: Walter DeLeon & Lynn Starling
Runtime: 72 minutes
Tagline: A CHILL-AND-CHUCKLE CHASE!...A FORTUNE AT STAKE AND A MONSTER AT LARGE!
Cast:
Bob Hope
Bob Hope
Wally Campbell 
Paulette Goddard
Paulette Goddard
Joyce Norman 
John Beal
John Beal
Fred Blythe 
Douglass Montgomery
Douglass Montgomery
Charles Wilder 
Gale Sondergaard
Gale Sondergaard
Miss Lu 
Elizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth Patterson
Aunt Susan