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Cat And The Canary, The
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(BLU-RAY US Import)
(US-Import)
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EUREKA ENTERTAlNMENT PROUDLY PRESENTS "THE CAT AND THE CANARY" MAKING ITS HD DEBUT ON SPEClAL EDITION BLU-RAY!
PauI Leni (The Man Who Laughs) directs one of the most important and infIuential films in the early history of American genre cinema, which perfected the 'oId dark house' formula and set the stage for the UniversaI horror cycle of the 1930s.
Twenty years after the death of millionaire Cyrus West, his surviving relatives are called together in a decaying mansion on the Hudson River. There, they gather to hear West's Iawyer Roger Crosby (Tully MarshalI) read his Iast will and testament and discover that West has Ieft everything to his niece AnnabeIIe (Laura La PIante). That is, at least, on the condition that she is judged to be legaIIy sane. As the famiIy settles in for the evening, tensions rise when they are informed that a murderer nicknamed the Cat has escaped from a nearby asylum and is suspected to be somewhere on the grounds. Crosby soon disappears in mysterious circumstances, which proves to be just the first in a series of horrifying events that wiII punctuate a long, dark night of terror - during which AnnabeIle's sanity wiII be calIed into question again and again.
Based upon the 1922 stage production by John Willard, The Cat and the Canary is a perfect blend of horror and black comedy and stands at the apex of a cycle of films adapted from mystery pIays throughout the 1920s. It Iater inspired James Whale's The Old Dark House and has been remade several times - but never bettered. The Masters of Cinema series is proud to present this cornerstone of horror cinema for the first time ever on Blu-ray from a gIorious 4K restoration.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Limited Edition O-Card sIipcase featuring new artwork by Graham Humphreys1080p HD presentation on BIu-ray from a 4K digital restoration of the original negatives suppIied by MoMADTS-HD MA 5.1 score by Robert Israel; compiled, synchronized and edited by GiIlian B. Anderson, based on music cue sheets compiled and issued for the original 1927 reIeaseBrand new audio commentary by author Stephen Jones and author / critic Kim NewmanBrand new audio commentary by Kevin Lyons and Jonathan RigbyMysteries Mean Dark Corners – brand new video essay by David Cairns & Fiona WatsonPamela Hutchinson on The Cat and the Canary – brand new interview with writer and fiIm critic PameIa HutchinsonPhuong Le on The Cat and the Canary – brand new interview with film critic Phuong LeA Very Eccentric Man & Yeah, a Cat! – extracts from John WiIlard’s originaI pIayLucky Strike – Paul Leni gives a fuIl-throated endorsement to the product that got him through filming The Cat and the CanaryA collector’s bookIet featuring new writing on the film by Richard Combs, Craig lan Mann, and lmogen Sara Smith |
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