Cat People (1942)
6.9|5 Dec, 1942|73 min
She knew strange, fierce pleasures that no other woman could ever feel!
6.9|5 Dec, 1942|73 min
Released
IMDb
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.
Language
Budget$134,000
Revenue $4,000,000
English,
Srpski
Budget$134,000
Revenue $4,000,000
Keywords
jealousy
love triangle
cat
zoo
transformation
canary
swimming pool
film noir
curse
black and white
val lewton
folklore
fear of intimacy
unconsummated marriage
turned into animal
animal transformation
cats
sex transformation
Casts
Simone Simon
Irena Dubrovna Reed
Kent Smith
Oliver Reed
Tom Conway
Dr. Louis Judd
Jane Randolph
Alice Moore
Jack Holt
The Commodore
Henrietta Burnside
Sue Ellen (uncredited)
Alec Craig
Zookeeper (uncredited)
Eddie Dew
Street Policeman (uncredited)
Elizabeth Dunne
Mrs. Plunkett (uncredited)
Dot Farley
Mrs. Agnew (uncredited)
Mary Halsey
Blondie (uncredited)
Theresa Harris
Minnie (uncredited)
Charles Jordan
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Connie Leon
Neighbor Calling the Police (uncredited)
Murdock MacQuarrie
Sheep Caretaker (uncredited)
Alan Napier
Doc Carver (uncredited)
John Piffle
Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
Betty Roadman
Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)
Elizabeth Russell
The Cat Woman (uncredited)
Stephen Soldi
Organ Grinder (uncredited)
Crews
Jacques Tourneur
Director
Val Lewton
Producer
Mark Robson
Editor
Nicholas Musuraca
Director of Photography
DeWitt Bodeen
Writer
Roy Webb
Original Music Composer
Walter E. Keller
Art Direction
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Direction
Darrell Silvera
Set Decoration
A. Roland Fields
Set Decoration
Doran Cox
Assistant Director
Renié
Costume Design
Eugene Joseff
Other
Frank Redman
Second Unit Director of Photography
Linda Finn
Stunt Double
Lila Finn
Stunt Double
Linwood G. Dunn
Visual Effects
Paul Stader
Stunt Double
John Leipold
Orchestrator
Leonid Raab
Orchestrator
Mel Berns
Makeup Artist
Vernon L. Walker
Special Effects
Edward Donahue
Second Unit Director
C. Bakaleinikoff
Music Director
John L. Cass
Sound Recordist
Backdrops & Posters
