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The Black Cat   1934         N/R, 70 min. Genre: Horror / Drama / Thriller aka: The House of Doom The Vanishing Body Director: Edgar G. Ulmer   Cast: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Julie Bishop, Henry Armetta, Albert Conti, Harry Cording, Luis Alberni, Lucille Lund, Herman Bing, Andre Cheron, Egon Brecher, George Davis, Paul Weigel   This is the first film starring both Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi and concerns a young couple—Joan and Peter Alison (Julie Bishop and David Manners)—who meet Dr. Vitus Werdegast (Lugosi) on a train while honeymooning in Budapest. Werdegast offers them a ride from the station, but after an accident the trio ends up at the home of Hjalmar Poetzig (Karloff). Poetzig is a satanic cult leader who has stolen Werdegast's wife and daughter. The wife has died and her corpse is hidden in the house. Meanwhile, Werdegast has married the daughter. Now the chess game begins as Poelzig and Werdegast engage in mind games, and the Alisons become the pawns in this deadly game. Cast Boris Karloff Hjalmar Poelzig Bela Lugosi Dr. Vitus Werdegast David Manners Peter Alison Julie Bishop Joan Alison Henry Armetta Police Sergeant Albert Conti Police Lieutenant Harry Cording Thamal Luis Alberni Train Steward Lucille Lund Karen Poelzig Herman Bing Car Steward Andre Cheron Train Conductor Egon Brecher Majordomo George Davis Bus Driver Paul Weigel Stationmaster

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