Film
Cat People (1942)
She knew strange, fierce pleasures that no other woman could ever feel!
Horror, Mystery, Romance· Directed by Jacques Tourneur· 73 min
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.
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- The exciting story of a woman who kills the thing she loves!
- The strangest story you ever tried to get out of your dreams!
- A Kiss Could Change Her Into a Monstrous Fang-and-Claw Killer!
- She Was Marked With The Curse Of Those Who Slink And Court And Kill By Night!
- To Kiss Her Meant Death By Her Own Fangs and Claws!
- Kiss me and I'll claw you to death!
- Lovely woman... Giant killer-cat... The same "person"!... It's super-sensational!
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- The most terrifying menace of them all!
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- She was one of the dreaded "Cat People" - doomed to slink and prowl and court by night... fearing always that a lover's kiss might change her into a snarling, clawing KILLER!
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Connections
Top billing
- Simone Simon as Irena Dubrovna Reed
- Kent Smith as Oliver Reed
- Tom Conway as Dr. Louis Judd
- Jane Randolph as Alice Moore
- Jack Holt as The Commodore