Curse of the Cat People, The

The Curse of the Cat People is an American feature film of the supernatural thriller subgenre. It is the sequel to the 1942 movie Cat People. The film was directed by Gunther von Fritsch and Robert Wise with a script written by DeWitt Bodeen. The film was produced by Val Lewton for RKO Radio Pictures and was released theatrically in the United States on March 2nd, 1944.

The movie stars Simone Simon as the ghost of Irena Dubrovna, Kent Smith as Ollie Reed, Jane Randolph as Alice Reed and Ann Carter as their daughter, Amy Reed. Other stars include Eve March as Miss Callahan, Julia Dean as Mrs. Julia Farren, and Elizabeth Russell as Barbara Farren.

The film takes place some six years after the events of Cat People and shows that Oliver Reed and Alice Moore are now married and have a young daughter named Amy. However, they are still haunted by the memory of Oliver's first wife - the psychotic werepanther, Irena Dubrovna, whose spirit begins appearing before their daughter, enticing the child to befriend her.

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