A seemingly-tame leopard used for a publicity stunt escapes and kills a young girl, spreading panic throughout a sleepy New Mexico town.A seemingly-tame leopard used for a publicity stunt escapes and kills a young girl, spreading panic throughout a sleepy New Mexico town.A seemingly-tame leopard used for a publicity stunt escapes and kills a young girl, spreading panic throughout a sleepy New Mexico town.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Tuulikki Paananen
- Consuelo Contreras
- (as Tula Parma)
Ed Agresti
- Mexican Police Officer
- (uncredited)
Robert Andersen
- Dwight Brunton
- (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
- Nightclub Waiter
- (uncredited)
David Cota
- Boy Singer
- (uncredited)
Sidney D'Albrook
- Waiter Serving Helene and Dwight
- (uncredited)
Rosita Delva
- Young Lover
- (uncredited)
Jacqueline deWit
- Helene
- (uncredited)
John Dilson
- Coroner
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- GoofsAt the nightclub, Kiki is seated at a table with Jerry and Galbraith. As she asks Galbraith why he gave up teaching, a slim dark-haired woman wearing a matching suit and hat walks past their table. The shot cuts to Galbraith saying 'Various reasons', and the woman can be seen behind him (just over his shoulder on the far left of the screen), already seated at a nearby table.
- Quotes
Charlie How-Come: You don't get the idea, mister. These cops banging those pans, flashing those lights, they're gonna scare that poor cat of mine. Cats are funny, mister. They don't want to hurt you, but if you scare them they go crazy. These cops, they don't know what they're doing.
- Alternate versionsSome older TV prints of "The Leopard Man" run 59 minutes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: The Leopard Man (1969)
- SoundtracksLas Mañanitas
(uncredited)
Traditional Mexican birthday song
Performed by Fely Franquelli and Ottola Nesmith
Featured review
Memorable But Neglected Val Lewton Classic
The escape of nightclub performer's leopard is followed by a series of mutilations--but are these the work of the leopard or of a serial killer stalking a small southwestern town? Although not one of producer Val Lewton's better known films, director Tourner endows the story with considerable atmosphere, and the result is a moody and intriguing film that holds it own with the more celebrated CAT PEOPLE and I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE.
Like other Lewton films, THE LEOPARD MAN relies more upon what it suggests than upon what it actually shows. This film is particularly effective in building suspense in a series of scenes that show various characters walking--a saucy Spanish dancer strolling along the street, a frightened teenager making a night-time trip to the grocer, a young woman rushing through a cemetery at night. The cinematography is elegant in its simplicity, and the sound design is quite remarkable. Hard to find, but Lewton fans will find it worth seeking out.
Gary F. Taylor, aka GFT, Amazon Reviewer
Like other Lewton films, THE LEOPARD MAN relies more upon what it suggests than upon what it actually shows. This film is particularly effective in building suspense in a series of scenes that show various characters walking--a saucy Spanish dancer strolling along the street, a frightened teenager making a night-time trip to the grocer, a young woman rushing through a cemetery at night. The cinematography is elegant in its simplicity, and the sound design is quite remarkable. Hard to find, but Lewton fans will find it worth seeking out.
Gary F. Taylor, aka GFT, Amazon Reviewer
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- May 2, 2005
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- Release date
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- Also known as
- Leopardmannen
- Filming locations
- Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA(Exterior)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 6 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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