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The Case of the Black Cat

The Case of the Black Cat (1936)

Crime, Mystery, Drama | United States

Director: William C. McGann, Alan Crosland

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Rating: 6.4/10

SYNOPSIS

Lawyer Perry Mason is summoned to the Laxter mansion in the dead of night to write granddaughter Wilma out of invalid Peter Laxter's will, to keep her from marrying suspected fortune hunter Doug. Peter dies in a mysterious fire and Laxter's two grandsons, Sam Laxter and Frank Oafley, inherit his estate on the condition old caretaker Ashton and his cat Clinker are kept on. When cat-hating Sam threatens Clinker, Perry steps in and learns Laxter's death was suspicious and the family fortune and diamonds are missing.

Actors

Writer: Erle Stanley Gardner, F. Hugh Herbert

Producer: Bryan Foy, Hal B. Wallis

RUNTIME: 66 min

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