Rotten
Made as sequel to the profitable Cat People, this is highly disappointing because it fails to measure up as a horrific opus.
Variety Staff, Variety
The Curse of the Cat People
A tender tale of terror!
1944 · 1h 10m · Approved
Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Directed by
Gunther von Fritsch
,
Robert Wise
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The Curse of the Cat People
Overview
Amy, the young, friendless daughter of Oliver and Alice Reed, befriends her father's late first wife and an aging, reclusive actress.
Director and cast
- Gunther von Fritsch Director
- Robert Wise Director
- Simone Simon as Ghost of Irena
- Kent Smith as Oliver 'Ollie' Reed
- Jane Randolph as Alice Reed
- Ann Carter as Amy Reed
- Eve March as Miss Callahan, Amy's teacher
- Julia Dean as Mrs. Julia Farren
- Elizabeth Russell as Barbara Farren
- Erford Gage as Police Captain
- Sir Lancelot Cast
- Nita Hunter Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
88%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Hardly a moment is wasted.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Far from being a horror film, it's a touching, perceptive and lyrical film about childhood, psychologically astute and occasionally disturbing as it focuses entirely on the child's-eye view of a sad, cruel world.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
It makes a rare departure from the ordinary run of horror films and emerges as an oddly touching study of the working of a sensitive child's mind.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
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