The Cat And The Canary [1939] [DVD]

Ten years have passed since the death of millionaire Cyrus Norman, his attorney gathers his six remaining relatives in his old mansion in the swamps of Louisiana to read the will. The family maid appears and announces that the spirits have told her that one of them will die that night and Hendrick, the local prison guard warns them that "The Cat", a homicidal maniac has escaped and could appear at any minute. This sets up a night filled with murders, mysteries and intrigue. Star Bob Hope has one great one-liner after another in this old dark house mystery/comedy.