Cat People

Cat People

73 mins | Horror, Romance, Mystery | Dec. 5, 1942

Serbian fashion designer Irena Dubrovna and American marine engineer Oliver Reed meet in Central Park, fall in love, and marry after a brief courtship; but Irena won't consummate the union for fear that she will turn into a panther compelled to kill her lover, pursuant to a belief harbored by her home village.

Cat People

73 mins | Horror, Romance, Mystery | Dec. 5, 1942

Cat People
Serbian fashion designer Irena Dubrovna and American marine engineer Oliver Reed meet in Central Park, fall in love, and marry after a brief courtship; but Irena won't consummate the union for fear that she will turn into a panther compelled to kill her lover, pursuant to a belief harbored by her home village.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title Cat People
Directors Edward Donahue, Doran Cox, Jacques Tourneur
Writers DeWitt Bodeen

Cast

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

Henrietta Burnside

as Sue Ellen (uncredited)

Alec Craig

as Zookeeper (uncredited)

Eddie Dew

as Street Policeman (uncredited)

Elizabeth Dunne

as Mrs. Plunkett (uncredited)

Dot Farley

as Mrs. Agnew (uncredited)

Mary Halsey

as Blondie (uncredited)

Theresa Harris

as Minnie (uncredited)

Charles Jordan

as Bus Driver (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Connie Leon

as Neighbor Calling the Police (uncredited)

Murdock MacQuarrie

as Sheep Caretaker (uncredited)

Alan Napier

as Doc Carver (uncredited)

John Piffle

as Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)

Betty Roadman

as Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)

Elizabeth Russell

as The Cat Woman (uncredited)

Stephen Soldi

as Organ Grinder (uncredited)