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Cat People

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

6.919421h 13mReleased
Mystery
Horror
Romance
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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.

StatusReleased
Release Date1942-12-05
Runtime1h 13m
LanguagesSrpskiEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Budget$134,000
Revenue$4,000,000
Keywords
work
jealousy
love triangle
isolation
cat
smoking
office
zoo
transformation
psychological stress
marriage
animal attack
hypnosis
leopard
canary
swimming pool
serbian
film noir
curse
black and white
fear
psychiatrist
therapy
turns into animal
val lewton
perfume
doctor patient relationship
disbelief
fear of cats
folklore
shadow on wall
1940s
hypnotherapy
social isolation
isolationism
exotic animals
fear of intimacy
unconsummated marriage
turned into animal
animal transformation
self-isolation
united states of america (usa)
marital issues
sex transformation
working

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RKO B-movies from the early 1940's surrounding women's repression through ancient supernatural tribes and an underground cult of devil worshippers.

Cat People

Cat People

1942

The Curse of the Cat People

The Curse of the Cat People

1944

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Cat People • 1942 • Theatrical Trailer

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Cast & Crew

Simone Simon

Simone Simon

as Irena Dubrovna Reed

Kent Smith

Kent Smith

as Oliver Reed

Tom Conway

Tom Conway

as Dr. Louis Judd

Jane Randolph

Jane Randolph

as Alice Moore

Jack Holt

Jack Holt

as The Commodore

HB

Henrietta Burnside

as Sue Ellen (uncredited)

Alec Craig

Alec Craig

as Zookeeper (uncredited)

Eddie Dew

Eddie Dew

as Street Policeman (uncredited)

ED

Elizabeth Dunne

as Mrs. Plunkett (uncredited)

Dot Farley

Dot Farley

as Mrs. Agnew (uncredited)

Reviews

1
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CinemaSerf

Jun 26, 2022

6/10

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 hus…

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