Another superbly atmospheric thriller from producer Val Lewton and director Jacques Tourneur (CAT PEOPLE, I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE). Jerry Manning (O'Keefe), a public relations man from a New Mexico nightclub, rents a leopard as a publicity stunt. The animal escapes and kills a teenage girl
whose mother had locked her out of the house as punishment for returning late from an errand. The scene, shot from the inside of the house, is terrifying for when the leopard strikes, all the viewer sees is blood coming from under the door. Two subsequent murders are blamed on the leopard, but
Jerry investigates and unmasks the real--and very human--killer. Based on
Black Alibi...
Released:
1943
Rated:
NR
Length:
63 mins