A Serbian émigré in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves will turn her into a feline predator.
| Tagline | She knew strange, fierce pleasures that no other woman could ever feel! |
| Release Date: | Dec 05, 1942 |
| Genres: | Mystery, Horror, Romance |
| Production Company: | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Casts: | Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph, Jack Holt, Henrietta Burnside, Alec Craig, Eddie Dew, Elizabeth Dunne, Dot Farley, Mary Halsey |
| Status: | Released |
| Budget: | $134000 |
| Revenue: | 4000000 |
Simone Simon ("Irina Dubrovna") comes to work in New York where she falls in love with Kent Smith ("Oliver Reed"). Their relationship soon becomes strained after she struggles with intimacy - you see she believes that should she ever even kiss someone she loved, she would turn into a violent feline and claw him to death. She confides in her now husband and somewhat sceptical, he sends her to a psychiatrist, the debonaire Tom Conway ("Dr. Judd"). Our story tracks her determination to get past this obsession in the face of her growing suspicion that "Oliver" is seeking solace elsewhere - and that they are planning on having her committed - in a tense and eerie way. The dialogue is quite stilted and the theatricality of the performances rob the film of much of it's pace - but it is still a good horror thriller.
