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May 1966 (USA) moreTagline:
The terrifying power of the black cat destroyed their lives! morePlot:
A mentally unbalanced man is obsessed with the idea that a black cat is possessed. He tortures and kills it. Later, he comes to believe that the cat has returned from the dead to kill him. | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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OK no budget horror movie moreCast
(Credited cast) | Robert Frost | ... | Lou |
| Robyn Baker | ... | Diana |
| Sadie French | ... | Lillian |
| Scotty McKay | ... | Singer |
| George Russell | (as George R. Russell) | |
| George Edgley | ||
| Annabelle Weenick | ... | Bar Girl (as Anne MacAdams) |
| Jeff Alexander | ||
| Tommie Russell | ||
| Scott Shewmake | ||
| Bill Thurman | ... | Bartender |
| Nelson Spencer |
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This movie transplants Edgar Allan Poe's classic short story to 1965 Texas! Lou (Robert Frost) and Diana (Robyn Baker) are happily married. She buys a black cat for him as a pet. He becomes obsessed with the cat and ignores her. Then he (inexplicably) becomes a violent alcoholic...
The movie gets pretty incoherent from then on. Why Lou is an alcoholic is never explained. He also viciously attacks the cat he supposedly loves and then has a complete nervous breakdown! Still, if you ignore logic or continuity, this movie is OK. It has some very graphic gore for its time (an axing at the end is particularly gruesome) and it's actually pretty well done. There's also some inappropriate (but not bad) rock numbers worked in--there's a real nice visual gag on the second number. The acting is pretty good. Frost and Baker were pretty obviously hired for their good looks but aren't that bad. Baker has her moments and Frost is actually pretty good (even if he does overdo it a few times). And it does have a real nice ending.
So--no great shakes but an OK horror film.