The Shadow of the Cat
Was it supernatural force or psychotic compulsion . . . that drove five maddened murderers to destroy themselves ?
6.7
38 votes
May 1, 1961
1h 19m
Horror
Thriller
Overview
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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Cast
André Morell
Walter Venable
Barbara Shelley
Beth Venable
William Lucas
Jacob Venable
Freda Jackson
Clara, the Maid
Conrad Phillips
Michael Latimer
Richard Warner
Edgar Venable
Vanda Godsell
Louise Venable
Alan Wheatley
Inspector Rowles
Andrew Crawford
Andrew
Catherine Lacey
Ella Venable
Kynaston Reeves
The Grandfather
Rodney Burke
Workman (uncredited)V
Vera Cook
The Mother (uncredited)A
Angela Crow
The Daughter (uncredited)
John Dearth
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