The Cat and the Canary

Friends and relatives of a dead millionaire gather for the reading of his will. A taped message from the deceased expresses his loathing of his family, and how he has played one final trick on them - the conditions of who inherits his fortune are designed to have them at each other's throats. But it seems at least one of the potential benefactors is prepared to commit murder to guarantee they get the money. Thriller, one of several film adaptations of a 1927 stage play - although most present the scenario for dark comedy, this one plays it straight. Starring Honor Blackman, Michael Callan and Edward Fox