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6.9/10 • 577

1942-12-051h 13m

MysteryHorrorRomance

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

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.

Directors
Jacques Tourneur
Writters
DeWitt Bodeen
Editors
Mark Robson

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Simone Simon

    Simone Simon

    Irena Dubrovna Reed

  2. Kent Smith

    Kent Smith

    Oliver Reed

  3. Tom Conway

    Tom Conway

    Dr. Louis Judd

  4. Jane Randolph

    Jane Randolph

    Alice Moore

  5. Jack Holt

    Jack Holt

    The Commodore

  6. Henrietta Burnside

    Henrietta Burnside

    Sue Ellen (uncredited)

  7. Alec Craig

    Alec Craig

    Zookeeper (uncredited)

  8. Eddie Dew

    Eddie Dew

    Street Policeman (uncredited)

  9. Elizabeth Dunne

    Elizabeth Dunne

    Mrs. Plunkett (uncredited)

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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 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.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$134,000.00
Revenue
$4,000,000.00
Keywords
jealousylove trianglecatzootransformationcanaryswimming poolfilm noircurseblack and whiteval lewtonfolklorefear of intimacyunconsummated marriageturned into animalanimal transformationcatssex transformation