The Shadow of the Cat
1961 · Movie · 1h 19m
HorrorThriller
"Was it supernatural force or psychotic compulsion . . . that drove five maddened murderers to destroy themselves ?"
Overview
Tabitha, once the placid, gentle and devoted pet, adopts all the characteristics of a ferocious, wild animal following the murder of her mistress. The three guilty people are all trapped by the cat's power and each will come to untimely deaths of horrific proportions without anyone being able to solve the mystery that surrounds their brutal death.
Ratings
IMDb
6.3/10
Key crew
- George BaxtWriter
- John GillingDirector
- Míkis TheodorakisOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- André MorellWalter Venable
- Barbara ShelleyBeth Venable
- William LucasJacob Venable
- Freda JacksonClara, the Maid
- Conrad PhillipsMichael Latimer
- Richard WarnerEdgar Venable
- Vanda GodsellLouise Venable
- Alan WheatleyInspector Rowles
- Andrew CrawfordAndrew
- Catherine LaceyElla Venable
- Kynaston ReevesThe Grandfather
- Rodney BurkeWorkman (uncredited)
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