Cat People (1942) | |
| Director(s) | Jacques Tourneur |
| Producer(s) | Val Lewton |
| Top Genres | Fantasy, Film Adaptation, Horror, Mystery |
| Top Topics | Animals, Book-Based |
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Cat People (1942) was a Horror - Mystery Film directed by Jacques Tourneur and produced by Val Lewton.
SYNOPSIS
A young bride believes she is the victim of a curse that transforms her into a deadly panther. This is the first of several famous horror films produced by Val Lewton.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
.Cat People was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1993.
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Irene Dubrovna in "Cat People" (1942)
By The Metzinger Sisters on Nov 10, 2023 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversThe Classic Movie Blog Association is hosting the Blogathon and the Beast blog event this week. This theme gives us bloggers a chance to write about a film character who has a beast within themselves. All of us have a sleeping beast within who, hopefully, never awakens in our lifetime. As the old sa... Read full article
ONE MOVIE, THREE QUOTES: Cat People (1942)
By Carol Martinheira on Oct 9, 2022 From The Old Hollywood GardenONE MOVIE, THREE QUOTES: Cat People (1942) On October 9, 2022October 9, 2022 By CarolIn Uncategorized Image from Pinterest Horror Month is here! About three years ago, I wrote a piece about Cat People (1942) and why I think Irena Dubrovna (Simone Simon) is such a gr... Read full article
The Curse of The Cat People (1944): The Oddest of Horror Sequels
By 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 30, 2019 From 4 Star FilmsThe Curse of the Cat People feels like entering a storybook only to find ourselves in Tarry Town near Sleepy Hollow. Fittingly, we are placed with a group of kindergarteners who have come with their teacher to frolic and enjoy a field trip to the place brought to life in the tall tales of Washington... Read full article
The sad reality of Cat People (1942)
By Carol Martinheira on Oct 22, 2019 From The Old Hollywood GardenThe sad reality of Cat People (1942) On October 22, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized Last year’s Horror Month DOUBLE BILL focused on the similarities between The Invisible Man (1933, dir. James Whale) and The Wolfman (1941, dir. George Waggner). If one wanted to str... Read full article
Cat People (1942)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 12, 2017 From 4 Star FilmsCat People has one of those sensationalized B-picture premises and there are moments when its meager aspects let slip that this is a low-budget effort, but within those restrictions, it moves with a certain purpose and chilliness. It’s true that producer Val Lewton had a B-movie renaissance go... Read full article
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Quotes from
Oliver 'Ollie' Reed: You make everything so simple!
The Commodore: Look at that woman over there.
Doc Carver: Looks just like a cat.
Irena Dubrovna: Oh, it's alright. It's just that cats don't seem to like me.
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Facts about
Several actors in studio records and casting call lists did not appear in the movie. These were (with their character names) George Ford (Whistling cop), Leda Nicova (Patient), and Bud Geary (Mounted policeman).
The film was such a hit at the box office, the releases of the next two Lewton films (I Walked with a Zombie and The Leopard Man) were delayed.
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