starring
Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Tom Conway.
The collaboration between producer Lewton and director Tourneur produced some memorable RKO movies, including masterworks in the horror genre, of which the original version of "Cat People" remains the most potent.
Oliver, a young New Yorker, falls in love with Irena, a Serbian-born fashion designer, whom he meets at the Central Park Zoo. But Irena is haunted by a bizarre past involving the occult and bestial worship, which threatens those who approach her with death and destruction.

(Black and white)
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