CAT PEOPLE (1942)
REVELATIONS 13:2
The beast I saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of a bear, and a mouth like that of a lion.
The biblical quote above is referenced in this movie, used to describe an "evil" creature: the black panther.
This is a unique, intriguing and great film, one I'd never seen before.
Simone Simon plays Irina, a woman vexed by her personal demons and "cats".
She's married, but her husband isn't so sure about love. His co-worker in chartography loves him, and wants him to leave Irina for her.
There are caged panthers and leopards in the Central Park zoo, nearby their home, and Irina goes there often.
She's haunted by cats and cat imagery/howls, and she eventually has to see a psychiatrist for it.
She's deemed close to insane, and strange stuff happens in her wake- a creepy scene in a swimming pool is one.
By the end I wasn't truly sure she was dead- the way they treated her was not unlike the persecution of King Kong!
Wild movie by Jacques Tourneur.
Last edited by Johann; 07-30-2020 at 02:59 PM.
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