The Cat and the Canary (1978)

Directors

Radley Metzger

Cast

Carol Lynley, Michael Callan, Peter McEnery, Olivia Hussey, Daniel Massey, Honor Blackman, Wendy Hiller, Beatrix Lehmann, Edward Fox, Wilfrid Hyde-White

The story

In 1934, on the twentieth anniversary of his death, the remaining relatives (all cousins) of Cyrus West are summoned to his mansion in rural England to view his filmed reading of his last will and testament. Among them are former surgeon Harry Blythe; flamboyant stuntman Charlie Wilder, who has forged a successful career in California; Susan Sillsby, a noted English hunter; Cicily Young, Susan's female lover, also her cousin and roommate; the marginally successful American songwriter Paul Jones; and Annabelle West, a rising fashion designer. Overseeing the gathering is West's lawyer, Allison Crosby, and Mrs.

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