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The Black Cat - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "The Black Cat"

The Black Cat (1934)

Timing: 1:3 (63 min)

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Actors and characters

Character Hjalmar Poelzig

Character Dr. Vitus Werdegast

Character Peter Alison

Character Joan Alison

Character The Majordomo

Character Thamal

Lucille Lund

Character Karen

Character The Sergeant

Character The Lieutenant

Character Cult Organist

Character Cultist (uncredited)

Albert Pollet

Character Waiter (uncredited)

The main character was named after architect Hans Polzig, with whom Edgar G. Ulmer (according to his own account) worked on the set design for the film "The Golem: How He Came Into the World" in 1920. The image of the occultist was based on the famous Aleister Crowley.
The film's title references Edgar Allan Poe's story "The Black Cat," although the plots of these works are essentially unrelated.
The protagonist was named after architect Hans Polzig, with whom Edgar G. Ulmer (according to his own account) worked on the set design for the film "The Golem: How He Came Into the World" in 1920. The famous Aleister Crowley served as the basis for the image of the occultist.
The film's title alludes to Edgar Allan Poe's story "The Black Cat," although the plots of these works do not essentially intersect.

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