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Release Year1936
Runtime1h 06m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresCrime, Mystery
Votes9
DirectorWilliam C. McGann
WritersF. Hugh Herbert, Erle Stanley Gardner
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Case of the Black Cat
About The Case of the Black Cat
Lawyer Perry Mason is summoned to the Laxter mansion in the dead of night to write granddaughter Wilma out of invalid Peter Laxter's will, to keep her from marrying suspected fortune hunter Doug. Peter dies in a mysterious fire and Laxter's two grandsons, Sam Laxter and Frank Oafley, inherit his estate on the condition old caretaker Schuster and his cat Clinker are kept on. When cat-hating Sam threatens Clinker, Perry steps in and learns Laxter's death was suspicious and the family fortune and diamonds are missing. Schuster's found dead in his basement apartment, Laxter's nurse Louise is murdered with Schuster's crutch, and circumstantial evidence brings Doug to trial for Louise's death. Mason's investigation produces a surprise witness who turns the trial around. Written by Sister Grimm
Directed by William C. McGann, The Case of the Black Cat leans on a strong ensemble — Ricardo Cortez, June Travis, Jane Bryan — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 1936.
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