The Leopard Man (1943)

Directed by

Jacques Tourneur

Genre

horror film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 06m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 130 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A leopard escapes from a nightclub in a small New Mexico town, and a series of violent murders follow. The story follows the hunt for the animal and the suspicion that a human killer might be at work.

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What happens

The Leopard Man is a 1943 American horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur, and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Jean Brooks, and Margo. Based on the book Black Alibi by Cornell Woolrich, it follows a series of violent murders in a town in New Mexico, which coincide with the escape of a leopard from a nightclub. It is one of the first American films to attempt an even remotely realistic portrayal of a serial killer (although that term had yet to be coined). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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