The Shadow of the Cat
“Was it supernatural force or psychotic compulsion . . . that drove five maddened murderers to destroy themselves ?”
1961•1h 19m•6.6•Released
HorrorThriller
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.
Director
John Gilling
Writer
George Baxt
Languages
English
Studio
Hammer Film Productions
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)
Vera Cook
The Mother (uncredited)
Angela Crow
The Daughter (uncredited)
John Dearth
Constable Hamer (uncredited)
Production
Company
Hammer Film Productions
Company
BHP
Producer
Jon Penington
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