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The Shadow of the Cat (1961)

A female house cat sees her mistress murdered by her husband and two servants, and becomes ferociously bent on revenge.

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Walter Venable
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Clara, the Maid
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Michael Latimer
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Andrew, the Butler
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The Grandfather
Catherine Lacey ...
Ella Venable
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A female house cat sees her mistress murdered by her husband and two servants, and becomes ferociously bent on revenge.

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7 June 1961 (USA)  »

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A Sombra do Gato  »

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Unlike Slyvester the cat, Revenge IS sweet
28 January 2003 | by (England) – See all my reviews

Tweetie Pie was one lucky little yellow canary, if only Slyvester had called Tabitha over for a holiday, Tweety would have stood no chance! Great treasure of a movie this one. Have just watched this film and it ended just minutes ago and I wanted to come on and say what a great atmospheric horror we have here. A true classic. As I and my fellow student mate sat up and watched this we both agreed that it was truely superb. Theres plenty of thrills, chills and fun to be had and I must also just add that as a massive cat lover I especially enjoyed it. A Great British classic to be discovered that I insist you search for.

Enjoy

PS Whats the matter, cat got your tongue!


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