Cat People

About Cat People

A Serbian émigré in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves will turn her into a feline predator.

Cat People (1942) is a horror mystery film directed by Jacques Tourneur. Released in December 1942, it runs 73 minutes.

Simone Simon appears as Irena Dubrovna Reed, Kent Smith as Oliver Reed, Tom Conway as Dr. Louis Judd, and Jane Randolph as Alice Moore. Written by DeWitt Bodeen.

Shelv files it under film noir, curse, cat, and transformation. In the United States it streams on YouTube TV.

Bringing Up Baby, Jules and Jim, and Laura make useful companions to Cat People, all filed under black and white, leopard, and psychiatrist. It scores 6.9 out of 10 from 701 TMDB voters and it carries a NR rating.