Where is 'The Black Cat' set?

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SilentNightDeadlyNight2807 — 9 years ago(December 28, 2016 03:27 AM)

What era and where is it set?
Is it England, or is it somewhere like Boston or something?

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telegonus — 8 years ago(October 30, 2017 05:19 AM)

I caught the opening a while ago and Peter Lorre's character walks under a sign that says Revere, Silversmith. Whether this is a reference to the story being set in Boston I can't say. Paul Revere was an accomplished silversmith and maybe the sign was a reference to a craftsman who worked in his style. I can't remember the city ever being mentioned, or maybe it is and I forgot. It's always felt to me more like Philadelphia or Baltmore in this episode, but that's me.

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StevenHC — 1 month ago(February 19, 2026 04:41 PM)

I would say it's definitely somewhere in the New England area. I always wonder why they gave the characters Florentine names.