The Shadow of the Cat

May 1, 1961

1h 19m

★ 6.8

Was it supernatural force or psychotic compulsion . . . that drove five maddened murderers to destroy themselves ?

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.

Genres

Horror

Thriller

Production Companies

Hammer Film Productions

The Shadow of the Cat Trailers

Cast

Walter Venable

André Morell

Beth Venable

Barbara Shelley

Jacob Venable

William Lucas

Clara, the Maid

Freda Jackson

Michael Latimer

Conrad Phillips

Edgar Venable

Richard Warner

Louise Venable

Vanda Godsell

Inspector Rowles

Alan Wheatley

Andrew

Andrew Crawford

Ella Venable

Catherine Lacey

The Grandfather

Kynaston Reeves

Workman (uncredited)

Rodney Burke

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