{
  "title": "THE CAT AND THE CANARY",
  "category": "[STAGE-PLAY]",
  "article": "As a play John Willard’s thriller was one of the biggest successes of the 1920s. As a film Paul\nLeni’s 1927 adaptation is considered an authentic precursor of Universal’s horror cycle of the\nThirties. But as a radio play it’s hardly been on the map, with only two adaptations discovered to\ndate.",
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  "duration": "",
  "personnel": "",
  "extant_recordings": "",
  "chronology": "MOLLE MYSTERY THEATRE (WEAF, NEW YORK—NBC)\n[Tuesday--\nMarch 7, 1944\n“The Cat and the Canary”\n[BERKELEY DAILY GAZETTE: “…A mysterious will read at midnight, 20\nyears after the author’s death in a haunted house, will be the theme of\n‘Cat and the Canary’…”]\nSATURDAY NIGHT THEATRE (HOME SERVICE, LONDON—BBC)\n[Saturday—9:15-10:45 PM]\nFebruary 26, 1955\n“The Cat and the Canary”\n[“…Nottingham Playhouse Company in John Willard’s melodrama…”]\nSCRIPT: Victor Menzies (adapted from the stage play by John Willard).\nPERSONNEL: Victor Menzies (producer).",
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  "gallery": "",
  "images": []
}