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The Curse of the Cat People
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Writer:
DeWitt Bodeen (screenplay)
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Genre:
Drama | Fantasy | Horror more
Tagline:
The Black Menace Creeps Again ! more
Plot:
This mostly unrelated sequel to Cat People (1942) has Amy, the young daughter of Oliver and Alice Reed... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Cinematical Seven: Directorial Double Whammies
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User Comments:
Wow! This is really good... more (65 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Simone Simon ... Ghost of Irena
Kent Smith ... Oliver 'Ollie' Reed
Jane Randolph ... Alice Reed
Ann Carter ... Amy Reed
Eve March ... Miss Callahan, Amy's teacher
Julia Dean ... Mrs. Julia Farren
Elizabeth Russell ... Barbara Farren
Erford Gage ... Police Captain
Sir Lancelot ... Edward, Reed's Butler / Cook
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charles Bates ... Jack (uncredited)
Linda Bieber ... Little Girl (uncredited)
Joel Davis ... Donald Miller (uncredited)
Gloria Donovan ... Little Girl (uncredited)
Edmund Glover ... Card Playing Guest (uncredited)
Nita Hunter ... Lois Huggins (uncredited)
Sarah Selby ... Miss Plumett, Caroler (uncredited)
Mel Sternlight ... State Trooper (uncredited)
Ginny Wren ... Little Girl (uncredited)
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Directed by
Gunther von Fritsch  (as Gunther V. Fritsch)
Robert Wise 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
DeWitt Bodeen  screenplay

Produced by
Val Lewton .... producer
 
Original Music by
Roy Webb 
 
Cinematography by
Nicholas Musuraca 
 
Film Editing by
J.R. Whittredge 
 
Art Direction by
Albert S. D'Agostino 
Walter E. Keller 
 
Set Decoration by
Darrell Silvera 
William Stevens 
 
Costume Design by
Edward Stevenson (gowns)
 
Makeup Department
Mel Berns .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Harry D'Arcy .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Francis M. Sarver .... sound recordist
James G. Stewart .... sound re-recordist
 
Music Department
C. Bakaleinikoff .... musical director
 
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
70 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Canada:PG (Ontario) | USA:Approved (PCA #9618) | Australia:PG | UK:A (original rating) | UK:U (video rating) (1987)
Filming Locations:
Malibu Lake, California, USA more
Company:
RKO Radio Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The painting, featuring cats and a child, shown in the Reed's home and described as Irena's favorite piece of art, is the Goya work, "Don Manuel Osorio". more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the Reed's house, there is a small side table with two figurines and a vase near the closet where the coats are kept. This table varies from having a backboard on it (when the carolers some to the house) to lacking one (when Oliver takes Amy outside to look for Irena and later when Amy flees the house). more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) more
Soundtrack:
Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant more

FAQ

What was the relationship between old Mrs Farren and her caretaker?
What is the curse?
Is this a ghost story or a psychological drama?
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User Comments

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14 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
Wow! This is really good..., 19 April 2003
9/10
Author: Space_Mafune from Newfoundland, Canada

but then that should really be no surprise considering who's involved here..Val Lewton, Robert Wise and returning star Simone Simon here in a much different albeit the same role as in CAT PEOPLE. Ann Carter as Amy is absolutely phenomenal in this film as well.

This celebration of the strength of a child's imagination is a joy to watch as it is in essence her imagination which gives her strength and courage and in the end will even her tormented and worried father , still terribly haunted by the events in CAT PEOPLE, need it?

While this is in part a sequel to CAT PEOPLE, it's relation to that film is mild at best. No this is a journey into the fantastic through the eyes of one very imaginative yet very lonely child. Beautiful and moving.

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