what is the cat and the canary (1927 film)?
It is an American horror film.
The Cat and the Canary (1927 film)
1927 American silent horror film adaptation of John Willard's 1922 black comedy play of the same name. 
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The Cat and the Canary (1927 film) [SEP] Introduction
The Cat and the Canary is a 1927 American silent horror film adaptation of John Willard's 1922 black comedy play of the same name. Directed by German Expressionist filmmaker Paul Leni, the film stars Laura La Plante as Annabelle West, Forrest Stanley as Charles "Charlie" Wilder, and Creighton Hale as Paul Jones. The plot revolves around the death of Cyrus West, who is Annabelle, Charlie, and Paul's uncle, and the reading of his will 20 years later. Annabelle inherits her uncle's fortune, but when she and her family spend the night in his haunted mansion they are stalked by a mysterious figure.