BAMcinématek Presents: The Cat and the Canary

Part of the BAMcinématek series New Orleans on Film 

Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 2, 7pm

Directed by Elliott Nugent
With Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Beal

(1939) 72min, 35mm

Stuck in a bayou mansion after the reading of a distant relative’s will, Wally Campbell (Hope) protects the sole heir (Goddard) against plotting cousins, supernatural ghosts, and a serial killer on the loose. In one of his most beloved performances, Hope “balances brashness with self-deprecation, and the quartz-crystal timing of a seasoned pro with the helplessness and vulnerability of a little boy” (Dave Kehr, The New York Times).