Cat People

12/5/19421h 13m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ She knew strange, fierce pleasures that no other woman could ever feel! ~

Overview:

A Serbian émigré in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves will turn her into a feline predator.

Director:

Jacques Tourneur

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$134,000.00

Revenue:

$4,000,000.00

Key words:

jealousy
love triangle
cat
zoo
transformation
canary
swimming pool
film noir
curse
black and white
val lewton
folklore
fear of intimacy
unconsummated marriage
turned into animal
animal transformation
cats
sex transformation

Cast

Simone Simon

~ as ~

Irena Dubrovna Reed

Kent Smith

~ as ~

Oliver Reed

Tom Conway

~ as ~

Dr. Louis Judd

Jane Randolph

~ as ~

Alice Moore

Jack Holt

~ as ~

The Commodore

Henrietta Burnside

~ as ~

Sue Ellen (uncredited)

Alec Craig

~ as ~

Zookeeper (uncredited)

Eddie Dew

~ as ~

Street Policeman (uncredited)

Elizabeth Dunne

~ as ~

Mrs. Plunkett (uncredited)

Dot Farley

~ as ~

Mrs. Agnew (uncredited)

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
6
Simone Simon ("Irina Dubrovna") comes to work in New York where she falls in love with Kent Smith ("Oliver Reed"). Their relationship soon becomes strained after she struggles with intimacy - you see she believes that should she ever even kiss someone she loved, she would turn into a violent feline and claw him to death. She confides in her now husband and somewhat sceptical, he sends her to a psychiatrist, the debonaire Tom Conway ("Dr. Judd"). Our story tracks her determination to get past this obsession in the face of her growing suspicion that "Oliver" is seeking solace elsewhere - and that they are planning on having her committed - in a tense and eerie way. The dialogue is quite stilted and the theatricality of the performances rob the film of much of it's pace - but it is still a good horror thriller.