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The Shadow of the Cat (1961)

1961-05-01 · 1h 19m · EN
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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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George BaxtWriterJohn GillingDirector

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Conrad PhillipsConrad PhillipsMichael LatimerBarbara ShelleyBarbara ShelleyBeth VenableAndré MorellAndré MorellWalter VenableFreda JacksonFreda JacksonClara, the MaidRichard WarnerRichard WarnerEdgar VenableWilliam LucasWilliam LucasJacob VenableAndrew CrawfordAndrew CrawfordAndrewVanda GodsellVanda GodsellLouise VenableCatherine LaceyCatherine LaceyElla VenableAlan WheatleyAlan WheatleyInspector RowlesKynaston ReevesKynaston ReevesThe GrandfatherBunkieBunkieCat (uncredited)

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Cat

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Genre affinityThriller · Horror · MysteryTheme affinityCatNarrative complexityMysteryPacingShortDirector preference376887Actor preference216775 · 309813 · 333518

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What is The Shadow of the Cat about?

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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The Shadow of the Cat has a runtime of 79 minutes.

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