The Curse of the Cat People
1944 · Movie · 70 min · ★ 6.2 · 83% critics
A lonely, imaginative child struggles to fit in and retreats into a private world of make-believe. When a mysterious “friend” appears and an aging, reclusive neighbor invites the child into her own troubled household, everyday family worries blur with an eerie, fairy-tale sense of mystery and comfort.
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Details
- Years
- 1944
- Release date
- 1944-03-02
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 70 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (147 votes)
- Budget
- $212,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a dreamy, child’s-eye ghost story that’s more tender than terrifying, with a few unsettling moments; Not for you if you expect straightforward horror like I Walked with a Zombie or The Body Snatcher.
Pros: magical, melancholy mood; strong child performance; gentle ghost-story feel | Cons: misleading title; light on scares; uneven pacing
Themes
- friendship
- parent child relationship
- wish
- imaginary friend
- child in peril
- loneliness
- snow
- little girl
- black and white
- childhood
- daydreaming
- strange person
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Simone Simon
as Ghost of Irena
Kent Smith
as Oliver 'Ollie' Reed
Jane Randolph
as Alice Reed
Ann Carter
as Amy Reed
Eve March
as Miss Callahan
Julia Dean
as Julia Farren
Elizabeth Russell
as Barbara Farren
Erford Gage
as Police Captain
Sir Lancelot
as Edward
Nita Hunter
as Caroler Lois Huggins (uncredited)
Directed by Gunther von Fritsch, Robert Wise