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The Curse of the Cat People ()

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A young, lonely girl lives in a dreamworld with her father's dead first wife as a playmate.
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Ghost of Irena
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Oliver 'Ollie' Reed
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Alice Reed
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Amy Reed
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Miss Callahan
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Mrs. Julia Farren
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Barbara Farren
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Police Captain
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Edward
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Jack (uncredited)
Linda Bieber ...
Little Girl (uncredited)
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Donald Miller (uncredited)
Joan Delmer ...
Little Girl (uncredited)
Gloria Donovan ...
Little Girl (uncredited)
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Card Playing Guest (uncredited)
Nita Hunter ...
Lois Huggins (uncredited)
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Caroler (uncredited)
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Miss Plumett - Caroler (uncredited)
Mel Sternlight ...
State Trooper (uncredited)
Ginny Wren ...
Little Girl (uncredited)

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Gunther von Fritsch ... (as Gunther V. Fritsch)
Robert Wise

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DeWitt Bodeen ... (screenplay)

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Val Lewton ... producer

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Roy Webb

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Nicholas Musuraca ... director of photography

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J.R. Whittredge ... (as J. R. Whittredge)

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Albert S. D'Agostino
Walter E. Keller

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Darrell Silvera
William Stevens

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Edward Stevenson ... (gowns)

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Mel Berns ... makeup artist

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Harry D'Arcy ... assistant director

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Francis M. Sarver ... recordist
James G. Stewart ... rerecordist

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Frank Redman ... assistant camera (uncredited)

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

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C. Bakaleinikoff ... musical director
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Plot Summary

This mostly unrelated sequel to Cat People (1942) has Amy, the young daughter of Oliver and Alice Reed. Amy is a very imaginative child who has trouble differentiating fantasy from reality, and has no friends her own age as a result. She makes an imaginary friend though, her father's dead first wife Irena. At about the same time, she befriends Julia Farren, an aging reclusive actress who is alienated from her own daughter Barbara. Written by Ken Yousten

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Taglines THE BLACK MENACE STRIKES AGAIN! (original lobby-cards-all caps) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Amy and Her Friend (United States)
  • Maldición legendaria (United States, Spanish title)
  • La Malédiction des hommes-chats (France)
  • La maledicció de la pantera (Spain, Catalan title)
  • La venganza de la mujer pantera (Spain)
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  • 70 min
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Budget $150,000 (estimated)

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Trivia The theme within the film, a child believed to be on the verge of insanity because she lives in a fantasy world, was personal to producer Val Lewton who behaved in a similar way as a child. His wife has said that she felt he never truly entered the real world as an adult. See more »
Goofs The photograph Amy finds in the drawer is seen in closeup to be a portrait of Irena. In long shots, however, it looks more like a wedding picture with one person in white and another in black standing side-by-side. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Robert Wise (1967). See more »
Soundtracks Reuben Ranzo See more »
Quotes Ghost of Irena: I come from great darkness and deep peace.
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