The Cat and the Canary (1927) L to R: Flora Finch, Gertrude Astor, Creighton Hale, Forrest Stanley, Laura LaPlante and Arthur Edmund Carewe. Crane Wilbur struggles with the villain as Laura LaPlante watches. with Laura LaPlante, Creighton Hale and Forrest Stanley. Directed by Paul Leni. Universal. More Information on this film...             Books Classics of the Silent Screen, by Joe Franklin and William K. Everson, pp. 105-107. Speaking of Silents, by William Drew, pp. 90, 99-100. free html hit counter Last Modified June 27, 2008