The Leopard Man 1943
6.7 / 10
The Leopard Man
When a leopard escapes during a publicity stunt, it triggers a series of murders.
When a leopard escapes during a publicity stunt, it triggers a series of murders.
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... Jerry Manning
... Kiki Walker
... Dr. Galbraith
... Charlie How-Come
... Eloise, cigarette girl
... Police Chief Robles
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See All 1 Reviews23 Jun 2021 by John Chard
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
Release Date:
May 19, 1943 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 6`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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The Leopard Man
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
Cast & Crew of
The Leopard Man
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
... Assistant Director
Cast
... Jerry Manning
... Kiki Walker
... Dr. Galbraith
... Charlie How-Come
... Eloise, cigarette girl
... Police Chief Robles
... Gabriella, aka Clo-Clo
... Maria the Fortune Teller
... Teresa Delgado
KL
Kate Lawson... Mother Delgado
EA
Ed Agresti... Mexican Police Officer (uncredited)
... (as Tula Parma) Consuelo Contreras
... Dwight Brunton (uncredited)
... Rosita, her maid
LMB
Lulu Mae Bohrman... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
JC
Jack Chefe... Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
... The Cemetery Keeper
... Raoul Belmonte
DC
David Cota... Boy Singer (uncredited)
... Waiter Serving Helene and Dwight (uncredited)
Produced By
... Producer
LLO
Lou L. Ostrow... Production Supervisor
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