Cat People is an American horror film of the supernatural thriller genre. It was directed by Jacques Tourneur with a scrip written by DeWitt Bodeen. It was produced by Val Lewton and RKO Radio Pictures and released theatrically in the United States on December 25th, 1942. A sequel film, The Curse of the Cat People, was released by RKO in 1944. The film stars Simone Simon as the dangerous werepanther, Irena Dubrovna with Kent Smith in the role of her husband, Oliver Reed. The movie also stars Tom Conway as psychiatrist Doctor Louis Judd, Jane Randolph as Reed's secret lover, Alice Moore, and Jack Holt as the Commodore.
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Credited cast[]
Uncredited cast[]
| Actor
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Role
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| Henrietta Burnside |
Sue Ellen
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| Alec Craig |
Zookeeper
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| Eddie Dew |
Street policeman
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| Elizabeth Dunne |
Mrs. Plunkett
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| Dynamite |
The panther
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| Dot Farley |
Mrs. Agnew
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| George Ford |
Whistling cop
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| Bud Geary |
Mounted policeman
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| Mary Halsey |
Blondie
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| Theresa Harris |
Minnie
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| Charles Jordan |
Bus driver
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| Donald Kerr |
Taxi driver
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| Connie Leon |
Neighbor who calls police
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| Murdock MacQuarrie |
Sheep caretaker
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| Alan Napier |
Doc Carver
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| Leda Nicova |
Patient
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| John Piffle |
Café prorpietor
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| Betty Roadman |
Mrs. Hansen
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| Elizabeth Russell |
Cat woman
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| Stephen Soldi |
Organ grinder
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Crew[]
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- Doran Cox - Assistant director
- John L. Cass - Recordist
- Vernon L. Walker - Special effects
- Linwood G. Dunn - Photographic effects
- C. Bakaleinikoff - Musical director
- John Leipold - Orchestrator
- Leonid Raab - Orchestrator
- Richard C. Craven - Humane representative
- Mel Koontz - Animal trainer
- Lou L. Ostrow - Supervisor
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Notes[]
- This is the third feature film for actor Kent Smith. It is his first work in the horror genre.
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