The Shadow of the Cat

John Gilling
1961-05-01

Was it supernatural force or psychotic compulsion . . . that drove five maddened murderers to destroy themselves ?
6.8
79 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
André Morell Walter Venable Unowned
Barbara Shelley Beth Venable Unowned
William Lucas Jacob Venable Unowned
Freda Jackson Clara, the Maid Unowned
Conrad Phillips Michael Latimer Unowned
Richard Warner Edgar Venable Unowned
Vanda Godsell Louise Venable Unowned
Alan Wheatley Inspector Rowles Unowned
Andrew Crawford Andrew Unowned
Catherine Lacey Ella Venable Unowned
Kynaston Reeves The Grandfather Unowned
Rodney Burke Workman (uncredited) Unowned
Vera Cook The Mother (uncredited) Unowned
Angela Crow The Daughter (uncredited) Unowned
John Dearth Constable Hamer (uncredited) Unowned
George Doonan Ambulance Man (uncredited) Unowned
Peter Evans Constable (uncredited) Unowned
Henry Kendall The Doctor (uncredited) Unowned
Howard Knight The Son (uncredited) Unowned
Charles Stanley Dobbins (uncredited) Unowned
Fred Stone Ambulance Man (uncredited) Unowned
Kevin Stoney Father (uncredited) Unowned