Rotten
Story is confused and confusing, and while with the aid of heavily-shadowed lighting and mausoleum-like architecture, a certain eeriness has been achieved, it's all a poor imitation of things seen before.
Variety Staff, Variety
The Black Cat
Things you never said before nor even dreamed of!
1934 · 1h 5m · Not Rated
Horror
Directed by
Edgar G. Ulmer
Overview
After a road accident in Hungary, the American honeymooners Joan and Peter and the enigmatic Dr. Werdegast find refuge in the house of the famed architect Hjalmar Poelzig, who shares a dark past with the doctor.
Director and cast
- Edgar G. Ulmer Director
- Boris Karloff as Hjalmar Poelzig (as Karloff)
- Bela Lugosi as Dr. Vitus Werdegast
- David Manners as Peter Alison
- Julie Bishop as Joan Alison (as Jacqueline Wells)
- Egon Brecher as The Majordomo
- Harry Cording as Thamal
- Lucille Lund as Karen
- Henry Armetta as The Sergeant
- Albert Conti Cast
- John Carradine Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
89%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Ulmer never again had the budgetary resources granted him by Universal (at the time, Karloff and Lugosi were two of the studio's biggest stars), and he makes the most of them.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Rotten
More foolish than horrible. The story and dialogue pile the agony on too thick to give the audience a reasonable scare.
Andre Sennwald, New York Times
Fresh
Sumptuously subversive... one of the very best horror movies Universal ever made.
Tony Rayns, Time Out
Rotten
A dismal hocus-pocus which seems to confuse its actors as much as it fails to frighten its audience.
TIME Magazine
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