Dennis O'Keefe

Jean Brooks

James Bell

Abner Biberman

Ariel Heath

Ben Bard

Margo

Isabel Jewell

Margaret Landry

Kate Lawson

Tuulikki Paananen

Fely Franquelli

Brandon Hurst

Richard Martin

Bobby Spindola

Belle Mitchell

Eliso Gamboa

John Dilson

Mary MacLaren

John Piffle

Ottola Nesmith

Jacques Lory

George Sherwood

William Halligan

Robert J. Anderson

Russell Wade

Betty Roadman

Rene Padrini

Tom Orosco

Rosa Rita Varella

Jacqueline deWit

Ardel Wray

Val Lewton

Jacques Tourneur

Cornell Woolrich

Robert De Grasse

Mark Robson

Edward Dein

Walter E. Keller

Albert S. D'Agostino

Horror

Mystery

Crime

The Leopard Man

RKO Radio Pictures

United States of America

English

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Someday you'll try on my coffin and I hope it fits you just perfect.

Horror producer supreme Val Lewton teams up for the third and last time with director Jacques Tourneur to bring us The Leopard Man. Set in New Mexico, the story sees Jerry Manning (Dennis O'Keefe) hire a black leopard as a publicity stunt for his night-club performing partner, Kiki (Jean Brooks). Her rival, Clo Clo (Margo), is not impressed and promptly scares the animal into running away into the night. Pretty soon there is a panic looking as the cat appears to be mauling people to death. However, Manning & Kiki, driven by guilt, join the hunt for the rogue animal - but Manning is starting to believe the killings are not of the animal's doing...

Based on the book "Black Alibi" written by Cornell Woolrich, The Leopard Man's only crime is that it's not as great as its two predecessors, Cat People & I Walked With A Zombie. Rest assured, though, this is still a quality Lewton/Tourneur production. As a story it's simple and straight, with a running time of just over one hour keeping it lean and devoid of pointless waffle, but the piece positively thrives on its atmosphere - dealing as it does in murky shadows and unease inducing periods of silence. It also boasts a number of sequences that linger long in the memory, be it blood seeping under a door, the bend of a tree branch, or the dark under belly of a railway bridge, for such a short sharp shock of a movie there's so much to enjoy. The work of cinematographer Robert De Grasse (Vivacious Lady/The Body Snatcher) is top class and worthy of indulgence from the film noir loving crowd.

What you don't see is more effective on account of the eerie sense of dread that Messrs Lewton/Tourneur/De Grasse have built up. A fine film and proof positive that classic spookers could be made from relatively small budgets. 7/10

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