The Shadow of the Cat

The Shadow of the Cat

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

1961•1h 19m•6.7/10

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6.7/10(35)

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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Production

Hammer Film Productions, BHP

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

André Morell

André Morell

Walter Venable

Barbara Shelley

Barbara Shelley

Beth Venable

William Lucas

William Lucas

Jacob Venable

Freda Jackson

Freda Jackson

Clara, the Maid

Conrad Phillips

Conrad Phillips

Michael Latimer

Richard Warner

Richard Warner

Edgar Venable

Vanda Godsell

Vanda Godsell

Louise Venable

Alan Wheatley

Alan Wheatley

Inspector Rowles

Andrew Crawford

Andrew Crawford

Andrew

Catherine Lacey

Catherine Lacey

Ella Venable

Kynaston Reeves

Kynaston Reeves

The Grandfather

Rodney Burke

Rodney Burke

Workman (uncredited)

Vera Cook

The Mother (uncredited)

Angela Crow

The Daughter (uncredited)

John Dearth

Constable Hamer (uncredited)

George Doonan

Ambulance Man (uncredited)

Peter Evans

Constable (uncredited)

Henry Kendall

Henry Kendall

The Doctor (uncredited)

Howard Knight

The Son (uncredited)

Charles Stanley

Dobbins (uncredited)

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