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The Case of the Black Cat

1936-10-31 | Crime / Mystery
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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

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The sequels of The Case of the Black Cat are The Case of the Howling Dog, The Case of the Curious Bride, The Case of the Lucky Legs, The Case of the Velvet Claws, The Case of the Black Cat, The Case of the Stuttering Bishop.
The director of The Case of the Black Cat is William C. McGann.
On October 04, 2024, the IMDB rating of The Case of the Black Cat is 6.3/10, Rotten Tomato rating is 0/100, Metacritic rating is 0/100, TMDB rating is 7.0/10.
The release date of The Case of the Black Cat is October 31, 1936.
On October 04, 2024, there were 4342 public reaction to The Case of the Black Cat including Courtroom Drama, gruesome killing, miscarriage of justice, like Knives Out, playboy.
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The genre of The Case of the Black Cat is Crime,Mystery.
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.
The casts of The Case of the Black Cat are Ricardo Cortez starring as Perry Mason, June Travis starring as Della Street, Jane Bryan starring as Wilma Laxter, Craig Reynolds starring as Frank Oafley, Carlyle Moore Jr. starring as Douglas Keene, Bill Elliott starring as Sam Laxter.
The runtime of The Case of the Black Cat is 66 minutes.