The Shadow of the Cat (1961)

05/01/1961Horror, Thriller1h 19m
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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.

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    André Morell

    Walter Venable

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    Barbara Shelley

    Beth Venable

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    William Lucas

    Jacob Venable

  4. Cast 1

    Freda Jackson

    Clara, the Maid

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    Conrad Phillips

    Michael Latimer

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    Richard Warner

    Edgar Venable

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    Vanda Godsell

    Louise Venable

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    Alan Wheatley

    Inspector Rowles

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    Andrew Crawford

    Andrew

Following their relatives’ murder, a group of relatives gathered together at her house to read her will find their servants and other guests more concerned with killing the pet cat who had witnessed the incident and must try to find a way of stopping them from doing so. This one was quite a decent and somewhat enjoyable enough effort. One of the more enjoyable elements here is the fact that this one really goes quite nicely with the traditional style of efforts featuring that old-school film style. Playing on the archetype of the old-dark-house mysteries with the idea of relatives gathered ...