The Catman of Paris

Movie
Original title	The Catman of Paris
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1946
length	65 minutes
Rod
Director	Lesley Selander
script	Sherman L. Lowe
production	Marek M. Libkow
music	R. Dale Butts
camera	Reggie Lanning
cut	Harry Keller
occupation
Carl Esmond : Charles Regnier Lenore Aubert : Marie Audet Adele Mara : Marguerite Duval Douglass Dumbrille : Henry Borchard Gerald Mohr : Inspector Severen Fritz Feld : Prefect of the Police Francis Pierlot : Paul Audet Georges Renavent : Guillard Francis McDonald : Devereaux Maurice Cass : Paul de Roche Alphonse Martell : Maurice Cocaignac Paul Marion : Jules John Dehner : Georges Anthony Caruso : Raoul Carl Neubert : Phillippe Elaine Lange : Blanche de Clermont Tanis Chandler : Yvette George Davis : Concierge

The Catman of Paris is in black and white twisted American horror film , that of Lesley Selander from a screenplay by Sherman L. Lowe was staged. The film was released by Republic Pictures on April 20, 1946 .

content

Author Charles Regnier returned to Paris in 1896. He has had an exotic journey. He also wrote a bestseller that the Justice Department wanted to banned. That same night an officer is murdered at night: the victim was torn to pieces. The police prefect suspects a monster behind the crime, a kind of wascat . However, Inspector Severen does not believe in theory, he suspects Regnier. He himself has hallucinations and is not sure whether he is - unconsciously - behind the murder. Another murder occurs and when Regnier's lover Marie Audet is chased through the park at night, the police shoot the pursuer. It turns out that it was an acquaintance of Regniers who, through magic, was able to transform himself into a werecat. As he dies, he admits that he had purposely turned into the monster - the method he had taken from Regnier's book - in order to get revenge on various people.

reception

Hal Erickson of the New York Times gave the film a negative rating. It is "stylish, but for pedestrians" (meaning: boring). Allmovie praised the action scene, but criticized the sluggish plot and the lack of atmosphere and tension. Brett Gallman of Oh, the Horror! praised the film. He got a lot out of his low budget.

Web links

• The Catman of Paris in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ The Catman of Paris . Afi.com. Retrieved on November 17, 2015.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Hal Erickson: The-Catman-of-Paris - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com . Hal Erickson. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
3. ^ The Catman of Paris (1946) - Lesley Selander . Allmovie. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
4. ^ Horror Reviews - Catman of Paris, The (1946) . Brett Gallman. Retrieved March 9, 2016.