The cat and the canary

The Cat and the Canary is a melodrama in tree acts by Playwright, Screenwriter, Actor and Author John Willard (1885-1942) who also played the part of Harry Blythe.
The play enjoyed a long Broadway run in 1921-22 and was made into a number of movies: A silent film in 1927, a sound remake in 1930, a Spanish language remake also in 1930, a 1939 version with Bob Hope, a Swedish television film in 1961, and a British film in 1979.