Black Cat
Movie • 1934 • Horror
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After a road accident in Hungary, the American honeymooners Joan and Peter and the enigmatic Dr. Werdegast find refuge in the house of the famed architect Hjalmar Poelzig, who shares a dark past with the doctor.
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Needs More Answers
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Abuse
Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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A woman is intended for use as a sacrifice, but her treatment mostly consists of restraint, shoving, and tying her down. It's 1934, so she's handled fairly lightly.
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A character kills his wife off-screen.
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Animal
Are animals abused?
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A cat is killed off-screen.
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Does a cat die?
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A man is shown throwing a sharp blade, and we hear the cat yowling off-screen. Another character confirms the death in discussion, but the body is never shown. There is also the supernatural implication that the cat may have 9 lives, though this is never confirmed.
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No other animals die in this movie so this category, which isn’t including the cat, should be 100% NO votes.
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Does a pet die?
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A cat is killed off-screen.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Not a continuity error. The movie has supernatural elements, including one discussion about the reason for cats having 9 lives. It is implied that it may be the same cat that comes back to life.
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Assault
Is someone drugged?
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A woman is given a narcotic to help her sleep without her consent. However, it's 1934, so it's "in her best interest."
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Is someone restrained?
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A character is restrained by a group, and a character is handcuffed to a torture cross.
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Bodily Harm
Is someone tortured?
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A character has their skin flayed off-screen.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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A character is flayed off-screen.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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In a very dated fight scene, characters attempt to choke one another.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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The female character faints at multiple intervals, as was the fashion of the time.
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Death
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Family
Does a parent die?
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A character who dies is revealed to be a parent.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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The characters are held hostage.
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Medical
Are needles/syringes used?
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A character uses a syringe to extract medicine from the bottle, but they don't even put it in the bottle.
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Mental Health
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Someone sacrifices themselves, but it's more heroic than suicidal.
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Noxious
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Is there screaming?
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There's a female lead in the 1930s, of course there's screaming!
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Prejudice
Does the black guy die first?
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There are no black people in this film.
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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The movie features a cult dedicated to Satanism.
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Sex
Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there BDSM?
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There is a torture cross, which may upset someone with this trigger.
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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There is a car crash in the first third of the movie with a casualty.
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Violence
Is there gun violence?
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Old-timey at-the-hip shooting with a small handgun.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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There is a large explosion, which may upset someone with this trigger.
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