This is great fun. With Rathbone as the most visible of actors, it enlists a bevy of character actors from the time. In an old house, a woman who keeps cats is dying (or so everyone thinks). All the usual vultures are hovering around, waiting to get their hands on her fortune. When she suddenly takes a turn for the better, someone decides to take matters into his/her hands. Now we have a murderer on the premises and the house and its contents become a big part of the plot. Of course, each character's possible participation in the murder is weighed. Accusations abound as we are led on a merry chase. This is a cut above the low budget whodunnits that populated the screen in those days.
Review of The Black Cat
