The Cat and the Canary (1927 film)
The Cat and the Canary is a 1927 American silent horror film adaptation of John Willard's 1922 black comedy play of the same name.
Directed by German Expressionist filmmaker Paul Leni, the film stars Laura La Plante as Annabelle West, Forrest Stanley as Charles" Charlie" Wilder, and Creighton Hale as Paul Jones.
The plot revolves around the death of Cyrus West, who is Annabelle, Charlie, and Paul's uncle, and the reading of his will 20 years later.
Annabelle inherits her uncle's fortune, but when she and her family spend the night in his haunted mansion they are stalked by a mysterious figure.
Meanwhile, a lunatic known as" the Cat" escapes from an asylum and hides in the mansion.
The film is part of a genre of comedy horror films inspired by 1920s Broadway stage plays.
Paul Leni's adaptation of Willard's play blended expressionism with humor, a style Leni was notable for and critics recognized as unique.
Leni's style of directing made" The Cat and the Canary" influential in the" old dark house" genre of films popular from the 1930s through the 1950s.
The film was one of Universal's early horror productions and is considered" the cornerstone of Universal's school of horror."
The play has been filmed five other times, with the most notable in 1939 starring comedic actor Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard.
One Exciting Night
One Exciting
Night is a 1922 American Gothic silent Mystery film directed by D. W. Griffith.
The plot revolves around a series of murders on a wealthy estate and the attempts of the cast to uncover the murderer's identity.
The success of both the Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood play" The Bat"( 1920), as well as the 1922 stage play" The Cat and the Canary", led Griffith to write and produce his own variation on the theme, which in turn led to the production of similar" murder mystery/ old dark house" films such as" The Ghost Breaker"( 1922), previously filmed by C. B. DeMille in 1914," The Bat"( 1926) based on the play," Midnight Faces"( 1926)," The Cat and the Canary"( 1927)," The Old Dark House"( 1932) and even the fabled" London After Midnight"( 1927) with Lon Chaney.
At the time of this film, Henry Hull was starring on Broadway in the stage version of John Willard's" The Cat and the Canary".
Paul Leni
Paul Leni( 8 July 1885 – 2 September 1929), born Paul Josef Levi, was a German filmmaker and a key figure in German Expressionist filmmaking, making" Backstairs Hintertreppe", 1921) and" Waxworks Das Wachsfigurenkabinett", 1924) in Germany, and" The Cat and the Canary"( 1927)," The Chinese Parrot"( 1927)," The Man Who Laughs"( 1928), and" The Last Warning"( 1929) in the U.S.
Alberto Lattuada
Alberto Lattuada( 13 November 1914 – 3 July 2005) was an Italian film director.
Gilbert Warrenton
Gilbert Warrenton( March 7, 1894, Paterson, New Jersey- August 21, 1980, Riverside County, California) was a prominent American silent and sound film cinematographer.
He filmed over 150 films before his death.
Notable credits include" The Cat and the Canary"( 1927) and several B-movies of the 1950s and 1960s.
He was the son of actress Lule Warrenton.
The Cat Creeps
The Cat Creeps is a 1930 American pre-Code crime/ mystery film, and a sound remake of" The Cat and the Canary"( 1927).
Starring Helen Twelvetrees, Raymond Hackett, Neil Hamilton, Lilyan Tashman, Jean Hersholt, Elizabeth Patterson, and Montagu Love, it is considered to be a lost film.
The Cat and the Canary (1939 film)
The Cat and the Canary is a 1939 American horror comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard.
It is a remake of the 1927 silent film" The Cat and the Canary", which was based on the 1922 play of the same name by John Willard.
Universal Home Entertainment released the film on DVD in 2010 as part of the" Bob Hope: Thanks for the Memories Collection" and again in 2011 individually as a part of their" Universal Vault Series" on Amazon.com.
Don Juan in Sicily
Don Giovanni in Sicilia, internationally released as Don Juan in Sicily, is a 1967 Italian comedy- drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada.
It is loosely based on the novel with the same title by Vitaliano Brancati.
Martha Mattox
Martha Mattox( June 19, 1879 – May 2, 1933) was an American silent film actor most notable for her role of Mammy Pleasant in the 1927 film" The Cat and the Canary".
She also played a role in" Torrent"( 1926).
She died from a heart ailment at age 53.
George Siegmann
George A. Siegmann( also credited as George Seigmann; February 8, 1882 – June 22, 1928) was an American actor and film director in the silent film era.
His work includes roles in notable productions such as" The Birth of a Nation"( 1915)," The Three Musketeers"( 1921)," Oliver Twist"( 1922)," The Cat and the Canary"( 1927) and" The Man Who Laughs"( 1928).

Question: Do both The Cat And The Canary (1927 Film) and Don Juan In Sicily films have the directors from the same country?
Answer: no