Cat People (1942)
| Release Date | 06 December 1942 |
| US Box Office | $4,000,000 |
| Tagline | She knew strange, fierce pleasures that no other woman could ever feel! |
| Genre | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | RKO Studios - 780 Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | English, Czech |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Romantic Mystery |
| Mood | Spellbinders |
| Themes | Metamorphosis, Double Life, Haunted By the Past, Dangerous Attraction, Love Triangles |
| Tones | Ominous, Creepy, Austere, Eerie, Tense |
| Tags | Extramarital Affair, Fashion Designer, Jealousy, Metamorphosis, Panther, Shapeshifter |
Cat People is a 1942 horror film produced by Val Lewton and directed by Jacques Tourneur. The writing is credited to DeWitt Bodeen, but Tourneur, composer Roy Webb, Lewton and his secretary all contributed to the script. The cinematographer was Tourneur's sometime collaborator Nicholas Musuraca. The film stars Simone Simon, Kent Smith and Tom Conway.
Cast and Crew
Kent Smith
Oliver Reed
George Ford
Whistling Cop
Bud Geary
Mounted Policeman
Leda Nicova
Patient
Henrietta Burnside
Sue Ellen
Alec Craig
Zookeeper
Eddie Dew
Street policeman
Elizabeth Dunn
Miss Plunkett, pet shop owner
Dynamite
The leopard
Mary Halsey
Blondie, apartment house desk clerk
Charles Jordan
Bus driver
Donald Kerr
Taxi driver
Connie Leon
Neighbor who called police
Murdock MacQuarrie
Sheep caretaker
John Piffle
Café proprietor
Betty Roadman
Mrs. Hansen
Steve Soldi
Organ grinder
Director
Producer
DeWitt Bodeen
written by
Original Music
Roy Webb
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Cinematographer
Nicholas Musuraca
Editor
Art Director
Albert S. D'Agostino
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Walter E. Keller
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Set Decorator
A. Roland Fields
Darrell Silvera
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Costume Designer
Renié
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Doran Cox
assistant director
Sound Department
John L. Cass
sound recordist
Special Effects
Vernon L. Walker
special effects
Visual Effects
Linwood G. Dunn
photographic effects
Music Department
C. Bakaleinikoff
musical director
John Leipold
orchestrator
Leonid Raab
orchestrator
Other Crew
Mel Koontz
animal trainer
Lou L. Ostrow
supervisor
Production Company
RKO Radio Pictures
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Distributor
RKO Radio Pictures
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Ajay Film Company
C&C Television Corporation
Criterion Collection, The
Image Entertainment
King of Video
Nostalgia Merchant, The
RKO Home Video
Turner Classic Movies (TCM)
Turner Home Entertainment
Warner Home Video
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Romance of Radium (1937)
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