Curse of the Cat People (1944) mp4

Officially a sequel to Val Lewton's 1942 chiller classic Cat People, this has some of the same characters as the previous film but offers a completely different perspective - that of a child.

Carter is the disturbed little girl who lives in a dream world, conjuring up an imaginary playmate. Simon is Irena, the ghost of her father's first wife, who nine out of ten cats prefer. Marvellously eloquent, and touchingly accurate in accessing the secret landscape of a child's mind.

The film credits two directors - Gunther von Fritsch and Robert Wise, his film directing credit - but Fritsch fell behind schedule early the shoot and Wise is said to have directed most of it under Lewton's close supervision.

USA - RKO Pictures - B&W - 1944.