RKO Radio Pictures
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The Leopard Man
Woman alone the victims of strange, savage killer!
When a leopard escapes during a publicity stunt, it triggers a series of murders.
- Original title
- The Leopard Man
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
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- Revenue
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John Chard
Sep 15, 2019 · via TMDB
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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Dennis O'Keefe
Jerry Manning
Margo
Clo-Clo, aka Gabriella
Jean Brooks
Kiki Walker
Isabel Jewell
Maria the Fortune Teller
James Bell
Dr. Galbraith
Abner Biberman
Charlie How-Come
Tuulikki Paananen
Consuelo Contreras
Ben Bard
Police Chief Robles
Robert Andersen
Dwight Brunton (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Sidney D'Albrook
Waiter Serving Helene and Dwight (uncredited)
Jacqueline deWit
Helene (uncredited)
John Dilson
Coroner (uncredited)
Fely Franquelli
Rosita (uncredited)
William Halligan
Brunton (uncredited)
Ariel Heath
Eloise (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Brandon Hurst
Cemetery Gatekeeper (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Kate Drain Lawson
Señora Delgado (uncredited)
Mary MacLaren
Nun (uncredited)
Richard Martin
Raoul Belmonte (uncredited)
Belle Mitchell
Señora Calderon (uncredited)
Ottola Nesmith
Señora Contreras (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Bartender (uncredited)
Manuel París
Man Blowing Smoke (uncredited)
Betty Roadman
Clo-Clo's Mother (uncredited)
Marguerita Sylva
Marta (uncredited)
Russell Wade
Man Outside Graveyard (uncredited)
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Direction
Eugene Joseff
Other
Jacques Tourneur
Director
Mark Robson
Editor
Val Lewton
Producer
C. Bakaleinikoff
Music Director
Roy Webb
Original Music Composer
Cornell Woolrich
Novel
Ardel Wray
Screenplay
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May 8, 1943
May 19, 1943
New York City, New York
