# The Black Cat (1934)

The Black Cat is a 1934 American pre-Code horror film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Boris Karloff and Béla Lugosi. It follows newlyweds Peter and Joan Alison, who, after a bus crash, find themselves at the eerie home of architect Hjalmar Poelzig. There, they become entangled in a deadly confrontation between Poelzig and psychiatrist Dr. Vitus Werdegast, who seeks revenge for past betrayals involving his wife and daughter, leading to a series of horrifying events.

- Kind: Feature
- Year: 1934
- By: Edgar G. Ulmer
- Genres: Horror, Science fiction
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/the.-black.-cat.-1934)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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