Cat People poster
Director Jacques Tourneur
Writer DeWitt Bodeen

Cat People

Tagline: SHE WAS MARKED WITH THE CURSE OF THOSE WHO SLINK AND COURT AND KILL BY NIGHT!

Release Date: 1942-12-05

Duration: 73 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Kent Smith
    Oliver Reed
  • Alan Napier
    Doc Carver (uncredited)
  • Simone Simon
    Irena Dubrovna Reed
  • Tom Conway
    Dr. Louis Judd
  • Jack Holt
    The Commodore
  • Jane Randolph
    Alice Moore
  • Theresa Harris
    Minnie (uncredited)
  • Stephen Soldi
    Organ Grinder (uncredited)
  • Eddie Dew
    Street Policeman (uncredited)
  • John Piffle
    Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)