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Synopsis
This not-so-subtle variation on
Val Lewton
's classic
Cat People
(1942) is enlivened by the presence of exotic
Barbara Shelley
-- who would later grace many Hammer Studios productions (most notably
Terence Fisher
's Dracula -- Prince of Darkness) with her feline beauty. Shelley plays Leonora, a woman who believes she has inherited a curse which will transform her spirit into the body of a ferocious, man-eating leopard. Though her disbelieving psychiatrist (Robert Ayres) tries to persuade her that this belief is merely a by-product of her rage toward her unfaithful husband, the vengeful "phantom" cat she releases from her subconscious triggers the curse and spells doom not only for those who betrayed her, but perhaps for Leonora's own soul as well. Despite a superb performance by the smoldering Shelley and noir-ish direction from Alfred Shaughnessy (though nothing to compete with that of
Jacques Tourneur
), it's hard to overlook the obvious parallels to Lewton's film, which outclasses it in nearly every respect and makes the entire effort seem unnecessary. Produced by British Lion, this film was later distributed in the United States by the ubiquitous American International Pictures, sometimes under the title Cat Woman. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
Cast
Frank Atkinson
Guard
Robert Ayres
Dr. Marlowe
Kay Callard
Dorothy
Selma Vaz Dias
Nurse
Jack May
Richard
Ernest Milton
Edmund
Barbara Shelley
Leonora
Paddy Webster
Cathy
John Watson
Roberts
Lilly Kahn
Anna
John Baker
Nurse
Geoffrey Tyrrell
Caretaker
Production Crew
Paddy A-Hearne
Cinematographer
Alfred Shaughnessy
Director
Jose Jackson
Editor
Herbert Smith
Producer
Lou Rusoff
Producer
Peter Rogers
Producer
Lou Rusoff
Screenwriter
Year: 1957
Runtime: 69
Country: UK
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature
Genre
Crime
Horror
Produced by
American International Pictures
Malibu Productions
© 2008 Spout LLC. Portions of content provided by All Movie Guide.