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| Directed by | Jacques Tourneur |
| Produced by | Val Lewton |
| Written by | Cornell Woolrich novel Black Alibi Ardel Wray Edward Dein |
| Starring | Dennis O'Keefe Margo Jean Brooks |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
| Cinematography | Robert De Grasse |
| Editing by | Mark Robson |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures Inc. |
| Release date(s) | May 8, 1943 (U. Jacques Tourneur ( November 12, 1904 &ndash December 19, 1977) was a French - American Film director. Val Lewton ( 7 May – 14 March) was an American Film producer and Screenwriter, who is best known for a sequence of nine brooding Cornell George Hopley-Woolrich ( December 4, 1903 — September 25, 1968) was an American novelist and short story writer Dennis O'Keefe ( March 29 1908 - August 31, 1968) was an American actor Jean Brooks was an American film actor who appeared in over 30 films Roy Webb ( October 3 1888 – December 10 1982) was a film music composer Robert De Grasse ( February 9, 1900 - January 28, 1971) was an American Cinematographer. Mark Robson ( December 4, 1913 – June 20, 1978) was a Canadian -born Film editor, Film director and Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. release) |
| Running time | 66 min . |
| Language | English |
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The Leopard Man (1943) is a horror movie directed by Jacques Tourneur based on the book Black Alibi by Cornell Woolrich. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 1943 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Jacques Tourneur ( November 12, 1904 &ndash December 19, 1977) was a French - American Film director. Cornell George Hopley-Woolrich ( December 4, 1903 — September 25, 1968) was an American novelist and short story writer The film is one of the first American movies to attempt even a remotely realistic portrayal of a serial killer (although that term wasn't in use at the time). A serial killer is a person who Murders usually three or more people with a "cooling off" period between each murder and whose motivation for killing is largely based [1]
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Plot summary
The story, set in New Mexico, begins as Jerry Manning hires a leopard as a publicity stunt for his night-club performing girlfriend, Kiki. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. Her rival at the club, Clo-Clo, not wanting to be upstaged, startles the animal and it escapes the club into the dark night. Soon people are being found mauled to death. Manning and his girlfriend, guilty about the monster they unleashed, try to help hunt down the giant cat. A particularly haunting scene involves a young girl who, on returning from an errand to a local store for corn meal, is mauled by the cat after her mother won't let her in the house. Cornmeal is Flour ground from dried corn, and is a common Staple food. Upon hearing the screams, the mother clamors to open the door as dark blood seeps under the door.
Production details
The film was made on a budget of $150,000.
The same black leopard (named "Dynamite"), used in Cat People, another Val Lewton-produced film, was brought back for this film. The leopard (lɛpɚd Panthera pardus) is an Old World Mammal of the Felidae family and the smallest of the four roaring Cat People is a Horror film produced by Val Lewton and directed by Jacques Tourneur. Val Lewton ( 7 May – 14 March) was an American Film producer and Screenwriter, who is best known for a sequence of nine brooding
Cast
- Dennis O'Keefe as Jerry Manning
- Margo as Clo-Clo
- Jean Brooks as Kiki Walker
- Isabel Jewell as Maria
Critical reaction
Most reviews of the film are positive, while noting that it is less challenging or thematically dense than the other Lewton/Tourneur films such as Cat People. Dennis O'Keefe ( March 29 1908 - August 31, 1968) was an American actor Jean Brooks was an American film actor who appeared in over 30 films Isabel Jewell ( July 19, 1907 - April 5, 1972) was an American Film actress. Cat People is a Horror film produced by Val Lewton and directed by Jacques Tourneur.
TV Guide's review of the film praises the low budget effort: "this film, along with Lewton and Tourneur's other collaborations, proves once again that money is not the most essential element in good filmmaking. TV Guide is the name of a North American weekly magazine about television programming Robert de Grasse's gorgeously fluid camerawork creates the absolutely chilling mood of this film. Robert De Grasse ( February 9, 1900 - January 28, 1971) was an American Cinematographer. "
Turner Classic Movies review of the film also notes the $150,000-budgeted film looked more expensive on screen: "Much credit for the Lewton/Tourneur successes is owed to the talented craftsmen of RKO -- under the guidance of cinematographer Robert de Grasse and art directors Albert D'Agostino and Walter Keller -- who were adept at transforming cheap underlit sets into the stuff of nightmares, where every darkened nook housed a potential menace. Turner Classic Movies ( TCM) is a cable television channel featuring commercial -free classic movies mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner "
Notes
- ^ Preston, Scott. "The Strange Pleasure of The Leopard Man: Gender, Genre, and Authorship in a Val Lewton Thriller", CineAction #71, May 2007
References
- Val Lewton Horror Collection DVD documentary 2005
External links
- Excerpted from Jacques Tourneur: The Cinema of Nightfall
- Turner Classic Movies review
- Screenplay for film by Ardel Wray and Edward Dein
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