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| Simone Simon | ... | Irena Dubrovna Reed | |
| Kent Smith | ... | Oliver Reed | |
| Tom Conway | ... | Dr. Louis Judd | |
| Jane Randolph | ... | Alice Moore | |
| Jack Holt | ... | The Commodore | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| George Ford | ... | Whistling Cop (scenes deleted) | |
| Bud Geary | ... | Mounted Policeman (scenes deleted) | |
| Leda Nicova | ... | Patient (scenes deleted) | |
| Henrietta Burnside | ... | Sue Ellen (uncredited) | |
| Alec Craig | ... | Zookeeper (uncredited) | |
| Eddie Dew | ... | Street policeman (uncredited) | |
| Elizabeth Dunn | ... | Miss Plunkett, pet shop owner (uncredited) | |
| Dynamite | ... | The panther (uncredited) | |
| Dot Farley | ... | Mrs. Agnew, scrubwoman (uncredited) | |
| Mary Halsey | ... | Blondie, apartment house desk clerk (uncredited) | |
| Theresa Harris | ... | Minnie, waitress at Sally Lunds café (uncredited) | |
| Charles Jordan | ... | Bus driver (uncredited) | |
| Donald Kerr | ... | Taxi driver (uncredited) | |
| Connie Leon | ... | Neighbor who called police (uncredited) | |
| Murdock MacQuarrie | ... | Sheep caretaker (uncredited) | |
| Alan Napier | ... | Doc Carver (uncredited) | |
| John Piffle | ... | Café proprietor (uncredited) | |
| Betty Roadman | ... | Mrs. Hansen (uncredited) | |
| Elizabeth Russell | ... | The Cat Woman (uncredited) | |
| Stephen Soldi | ... | Organ grinder (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Jacques Tourneur | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| DeWitt Bodeen | written by | |
Produced by | |||
| Val Lewton | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Roy Webb | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Nicholas Musuraca | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Mark Robson | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Albert S. D'Agostino | |||
| Walter E. Keller | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| A. Roland Fields | (as Al Fields) | ||
| Darrell Silvera | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Renié | (gowns) | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Doran Cox | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| John L. Cass | .... | sound recordist | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Vernon L. Walker | .... | special effects (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Linwood G. Dunn | .... | photographic effects (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| C. Bakaleinikoff | .... | musical director | |
| John Leipold | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| Leonid Raab | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Mel Koontz | .... | animal trainer (uncredited) | |
| Lou L. Ostrow | .... | supervisor (uncredited) | |
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This movie provides a good demonstration of how you can still generate good suspense without violence seen on-screen. Director Jacques Tourneur and producer Val Lewton liked these kind of film presentations. This was Lewton's first film, by the way. Viewers either seem to really be for this slower classic style, or totally turned off by these kind of films. It depends, I suppose, on what you are expecting and what kind of movies you like. If you are looking for an action-packed film, with some bloody or horrible scenes, skip this film. It will just bore you to death.
If you prefer the implied violent acts, horror, and even sexual stuff , then this is your cup of tea. It's very "moody."
Simon Simone does well in the key role of "Irena Dubrovna." Animals fear her and she fears getting attached to someone, such as "Oliver Reed" (Kent Smith) who comes along and there is mutual attraction. What happens to those two, and others I won't say. The film is only 72 minutes so why divulge what's in it? Just know what to expect. This is a far cry from today's horror films.