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Luis Barboo, William Berger, Albeto Dalbes, Vicente Roca, Lina Romay ... see more see more... , Evelyne Scott , Alberto Dalbes , Antonio Mayans , Jesus Franco

Cult director Jesus Franco's adaptation of John Willard's oft-filmed The Cat and the Canary is a fairly routine mystery about the residents of a Louisiana castle being murdered by a masked killer. Alb... read more read more...erto Dalbes appears in a dual role as Maj. Brooks and the castle's doomed owner, Lord Marion, the first victim. When the family arrives for the reading of Marion's will, his wife is strapped to the face of a cliff and drowned by the tide. More murders follow, and as Inspector Bore (Vicente Roca) investigates, he discovers some dark secrets in the family's past, leading him to suspect that the motive may be revenge for a terrible transgression. Evelyn Scott, William Berger, and Lina Romay co-star in this muddled but passable thriller. Franco appears as Maj. Brooks' alcoholic assistant, and bit players Luis Barboo and Ramon Ardid also appear. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 22 min.

Directed by: Jesus Franco

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DVD Release Date: January 10, 2006

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  • flynnparadox
    September 14, 2006
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    The old let's-all-get-together-and-go-to-our-dead-relatives-old-creepy-house-to-read-his-will-and-get-picked-off-one-by-one-by-a-masked-killer story is given some juice by Franco and a sexy turn by Romay (as always.)

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