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The Cat Creature

  • TV Movie
  • 19731973
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 12m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
425
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The Cat Creature (1973)
Horror
A deceased rich man's collection is the key to solving a string of murder committed by a mysterious black catA deceased rich man's collection is the key to solving a string of murder committed by a mysterious black catA deceased rich man's collection is the key to solving a string of murder committed by a mysterious black cat
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
425
YOUR RATING
    • Curtis Harrington
    • Robert Bloch(teleplay)
    • Douglas S. Cramer(story)
    • Wilford Lloyd Baumes(story)
  • Stars
    • Meredith Baxter
    • David Hedison
    • Gale Sondergaard
    • Curtis Harrington
    • Robert Bloch(teleplay)
    • Douglas S. Cramer(story)
    • Wilford Lloyd Baumes(story)
  • Stars
    • Meredith Baxter
    • David Hedison
    • Gale Sondergaard
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 20User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    Gale Sondergaard and Stuart Whitman in The Cat Creature (1973)
    The Cat Creature (1973)
    Gale Sondergaard in The Cat Creature (1973)
    David Hedison in The Cat Creature (1973)
    Meredith Baxter and Gale Sondergaard in The Cat Creature (1973)
    The Cat Creature (1973)
    The Cat Creature (1973)
    Gale Sondergaard in The Cat Creature (1973)
    Stuart Whitman in The Cat Creature (1973)
    John Carradine in The Cat Creature (1973)
    Meredith Baxter in The Cat Creature (1973)
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    Meredith Baxter
    Meredith Baxter
    • Rena Carter
    David Hedison
    David Hedison
    • Prof. Roger Edmonds
    Gale Sondergaard
    Gale Sondergaard
    • Hester Black
    John Carradine
    John Carradine
    • The Hotel Clerk
    Renne Jarrett
    Renne Jarrett
    • Sherry Hastings
    Keye Luke
    Keye Luke
    • The Thief - Joe Sung
    Kent Smith
    Kent Smith
    • Frank Lucas
    Stuart Whitman
    Stuart Whitman
    • Police Lt. Marco
    Milton Parsons
    Milton Parsons
    • The Deputy Coroner
    Peter Lorre Jr.
    Peter Lorre Jr.
    • The Pawnbroker
    John Abbott
    John Abbott
    • Dr. Reinhart
    Virgil Frye
    Virgil Frye
    • Donovan
    William Sims
    • Bert
      • Curtis Harrington
      • Robert Bloch(teleplay) (story)
      • Douglas S. Cramer(story)
      • Wilford Lloyd Baumes(story)
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    • Trivia
      The day after shooting wrapped, Gale Sondergaard was called back for some closeups. However, when she arrived on the set in makeup and costume, Charlton Heston entered and presented her with an Academy gold statuette, to replace the plaque she had won for 1936's Anthony Adverse.
    • Goofs
      Scenes with David Hedison and Stuart Whitman driving through Los Angelas were full of street noise and car horns honking. For these scenes the two actors were to do their lines over again, but this never happened because of time and cost. This is why you hear a lot of street noise drowning out some of their lines.
    • Quotes

      Frank Lucas: [opening line]

      [speaking into a tape recorder microphone]

      Frank Lucas: October fifth, nine PM! Memo from Frank Lucas licensed appraiser of the John Benjamin attorney! Subject! Inventory the state of Hiram Drake deceased!

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Buddy Hackett/Cass Elliot/Dong Kingman/Jan Munroe (1974)

    User reviews20

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    10/10
    Great Story!....(Despite Any Inconsistencies)
    This was another ABC television movie. Great modern take on the old Egyptian mummy curse idea. When the movie opens, the appraiser is going through the late millionaire's collection of Egyptian artefacts, some of which might have been smuggled. We are left to assume that the collector simply died from natural causes. We don't see the collector in the movie at all. We're given a quick overview of why the appraiser is there and that's it.

    The murders don't start until a thief steals the heavy gold amulet from around the mummy's neck, if you remember. Said mummy was a priestess from the cult of Bast, the cat goddess, and the amulet was meant to imprison the spirit of the priestess.

    Elements of the old detective story are blended with the supernatural in this tale. We are kept guessing until the very end as to the identity of the mysterious killer.

    Great special effects in the scene when David Hedison finally has the showdown with the cat creature!
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    • riverheadestelle
    • Oct 17, 2005

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    • Release date
      • December 11, 1973 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Douglas S. Cramer Company
      • Screen Gems Television
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 12 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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