[ May 14, 2024 ]
Cat People (1942)
RKO Radio Pictures
Superbly acted (with Simon evoking both pity and chills), Cat People
testifies to the power of suggestion and the priority of imagination
over budget in the creation of great cinema. The film was Lewton’s
biggest hit, its viewers lured in by such bombastic advertising as
"Kiss me and I’ll claw you to death!" – a line more lurid than anything
that ever appeared onscreen.
When naval construction designer Oliver Reed (Kent Smith) sees Serbian born
beauty Irena Dubrovna (Simone Simon) at a zoo, he flirts with her, and
soon they fall in love and marry. Complications arise because Irena
believes she is the victim of an ancient Serbian curse that causes her
to turn into a panther if a man tries to make love to her, and the
marriage is not consummated. Oliver sends Irena for treatment with
psychiatrist Dr. Louis Judd (Tom Conway), and Oliver seeks
"consolation" with his colleague Alice Moore (Jane Randolph). Irena
becomes jealous when she learns that she may be losing Oliver to Alice.Story continues below advertisement
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