---
title: 'Cat People (1942)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jacques Tourneur'
released: '1942-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 73
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/cat-people-1942'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034587/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Cat People (1942)

1942 · 73 min · Fantasy, Horror · United States


## Synopsis

Cat People is a 1942 American supernatural horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur and produced for RKO by Val Lewton. The film tells the story of Irena Dubrovna, a newly married Serbian fashion illustrator obsessed with the idea that she is descended from an ancient tribe of Cat People who metamorphose into black panthers when aroused. When her husband begins to show interest in one of his co-workers, Irena begins to stalk her. The film stars Simone Simon as Irena, and features Kent Smith, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph, and Jack Holt in supporting roles.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jacques Tourneur](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-tourneur)
- **Screenplay:** [DeWitt Bodeen](https://cinepixo.com/people/dewitt-bodeen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Roy Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-webb)
- **Producer:** [Val Lewton](https://cinepixo.com/people/val-lewton)
- **Director of Photography:** [Nicholas Musuraca](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-musuraca)
- **Editor:** [Mark Robson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-robson)

## Cast

- [Tom Conway](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-conway) as Dr. Louis Judd
- [Alec Craig](https://cinepixo.com/people/alec-craig) as Zookeeper
- [Theresa Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/theresa-harris) as Minnie
- [Dynamite](https://cinepixo.com/people/dynamite)
- [Simone Simon](https://cinepixo.com/people/simone-simon) as Irena Dubrovna
- [Eddie Dew](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-dew)
- [Dot Farley](https://cinepixo.com/people/dot-farley) as Mrs. Agnew
- [Alan Napier](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-napier) as 'Doc' Carver
- [Kent Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/kent-smith) as Oliver Reed
- [Jack Holt](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-holt) as 'Commodore' C. R. Cooper
- [Murdock MacQuarrie](https://cinepixo.com/people/murdock-macquarrie)
- [Elizabeth Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-russell) as Cat Woman
- [Jane Randolph](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-randolph) as Alice Moore
- [Eugène Jules Charles Jordan](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugene-jules-charles-jordan)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/cat-people-1942
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