The Cat and the Canary

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Bob Hope, seated on the left in a suit, talks with Paulette Goddard, who is sitting on the floor holding a black cat, in a scene from The Cat and the Canary (1939).

The Cat and the Canary

film by Nugent [1939]

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Elliott Nugent
…this he did impressively with The Cat and the Canary, a comedy-mystery that paired Hope with Paulette Goddard, and Never Say Die (both 1939), in which Hope was teamed with Martha Raye to good effect. Nugent then returned to Broadway and scored his biggest stage success with The Male Animal,…
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…this he did impressively with The Cat and the Canary, a comedy-mystery that paired Hope with Paulette Goddard, and Never Say Die (both 1939), in which Hope was teamed with Martha Raye to good effect. Nugent then returned to Broadway and scored his biggest stage success with The Male Animal,…
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Bob Hope
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…showcase Hope’s familiar persona were The Cat and the Canary (1939) and The Ghost Breakers (1940), two horror-film spoofs that costarred Paulette Goddard. In 1940 Hope made Road to Singapore, the first of seven popular “Road” pictures in which he costarred with Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. Characterized by
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…showcase Hope’s familiar persona were The Cat and the Canary (1939) and The Ghost Breakers (1940), two horror-film spoofs that costarred Paulette Goddard. In 1940 Hope made Road to Singapore, the first of seven popular “Road” pictures in which he costarred with Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. Characterized by
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