Cat People (1942)

12/05/1942 (US) • 1h 13m

Mystery, Horror, Romance

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.

Top Billed Cast

Simone Simon

Irena Dubrovna Reed

Kent Smith

Oliver Reed

Tom Conway

Dr. Louis Judd

Jane Randolph

Alice Moore

Jack Holt

The Commodore

Henrietta Burnside

Sue Ellen (uncredited)

Alec Craig

Zookeeper (uncredited)

Eddie Dew

Street Policeman (uncredited)

Elizabeth Dunne

Mrs. Plunkett (uncredited)


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Part of the Cat People Collection

Includes Cat People, The Curse of the Cat People

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$134,000.00

Revenue

$4,000,000.00

Keywords

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

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