Silent Mystery THE CAT AND THE CANARY to Make its Bluray Debut [Trailer/Artwork]

A new restoration of the silent thriller is coming to bluray.

Based upon the 1922 stage production by John Willard, director Paul Leni's 1927 film The Cat and the Canary laid the groundwork for the slew of "Old Dark House" mysteries that would become so popular in the following decade. The movie sees tensions rise as a family gathers in a musty mansion for the reading of a will, just as an escaped lunatic appears on the grounds.

Newly restored in 4K, The Cat and the Canary will be released on bluray for the first time ever courtesy of Eureka on April 22nd in the UK and April 23rd in North America.

Check out Eureka's new trailer and artwork below.

The official synopsis reads:

Twenty years after the death of millionaire Cyrus West, his surviving relatives are called together in a decaying mansion on the Hudson River. There, they gather to hear West’s lawyer Roger Crosby (Tully Marshall) read his last will and testament and discover that West has left everything to his niece Annabelle (Laura La Plante). That is, at least, on the condition that she is judged to be legally sane. As the family settles in for the evening, tensions rise when they are informed that a murderer nicknamed the Cat has escaped from a nearby asylum and is suspected to be somewhere on the grounds. Crosby soon disappears in mysterious circumstances, which proves to be just the first in a series of horrifying events that will punctuate a long, dark night of terror – during which Annabelle’s sanity will be called into question again and again.