Cat People 1942

Bosley Crowther, New York Times: Ladies who have such temptations -- in straight horror pictures, at least -- should exercise their digits a bit more freely than does Simone Simon in this film. Read more

Don Druker, Chicago Reader: More a film about unreasoning fear than the supernatural, this work demonstrates what a filmmaker can accomplish when he substitutes taste and intelligence for special effects. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Cat People wasn't frightening like a slasher movie, using shocks and gore, but frightening in an eerie, mysterious way that was hard to define; the screen harbored unseen threats. Read more

Tom Milne, Time Out: First in the wondrous series of B movies in which Val Lewton elaborated his principle of horrors imagined rather than seen, with a superbly judged performance from Simon. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: This is a weird drama of thrill-chill caliber. Read more