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.

Cast

Simone Simon

as Irena Dubrovna Reed

Kent Smith

as Oliver Reed

Tom Conway

as Dr. Louis Judd

Jane Randolph

as Alice Moore

Jack Holt

as The Commodore

Henrietta Burnside

as Sue Ellen (uncredited)

Alec Craig

as Zookeeper (uncredited)

Eddie Dew

as Street Policeman (uncredited)

Elizabeth Dunne

as Mrs. Plunkett (uncredited)

Dot Farley

as Mrs. Agnew (uncredited)

Reviews

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Simone Simon ("Irina Dubrovna") comes to work in New York where she falls in love with Kent Smith ("Oliver Reed"). Their relationship soon becomes strained after she struggles with intimacy - you see she believes that should she ever even kiss someone she loved, she would turn into a violent feline ...

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