The Black Cat (1934)

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:based_on short story by Edgar Allan Poe
gptkbp:box_office $1.5 million
gptkbp:character gptkb:Hjalmar_Poelzig
gptkb:Dr._Vitus_Werdegast
Bela Lugosi's character
Boris Karloff's character
gptkbp:cinematography_by gptkb:John_J._Mescall
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed reviews
gptkbp:cult_status cult classic
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Edgar_G._Ulmer
gptkbp:edited_by Charles Nelson
gptkbp:features occult themes
gptkbp:film_series gptkb:Universal_Horror
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Universal_Studios
gptkbp:follows gptkb:The_Invisible_Man
gptkbp:genre gptkb:horror
gptkbp:has_cameo the black cat
gptkbp:has_sequel gptkb:The_Black_Cat_(1941)
gptkbp:has_soundtrack gptkb:original_score
gptkbp:has_theme gptkb:betrayal
gptkb:revenge
gptkb:mystery
gptkb:death
darkness
isolation
madness
the unknown
fear
supernatural
guilt
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Black Cat (1934)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:horror_genre
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:German_Expressionism
Poe's themes
gptkbp:inspired remakes and adaptations
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Hugo_Friedhofer
gptkbp:notable_for first film to feature Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi together
gptkbp:notable_scene the cat scene
gptkbp:precedes gptkb:The_Raven_(1935)
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:Universal_Pictures
gptkbp:release_date August 17, 1934
gptkbp:released 1934
gptkbp:released_on gptkb:DVD
gptkb:Blu-ray
gptkbp:remake gptkb:The_Black_Cat_(1981)
gptkbp:runtime 65 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by Peter Rurang
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Boris_Karloff
gptkb:Bela_Lugosi
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Carl_Laemmle
gptkb:Bela_Lugosi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5