Even though Val Lewton was the producer his name is the one that expands across the series of the movies in Cat People instead of the director, Jacques Turner. It's really good though, and continues my string of interest in early horror movies. They feature a nice blend of costume effects and suspenseful set designs that are unique apart from anything you'll see now because they relied on it to build the suspense. The acting is a bit over the top, but I found it fit the vibe of the movie, and helped increase the horror in some parts like the scene where Alice feels she has been cornered at the pool with a cat person.
Summary: Irena is a Serbian immigrant and has always avoided falling in love for fear that the fables that her homeland are true. She meets Oliver though and they can't help but fall for each other. Oliver wants to marry her, but she warns him about her apprehension. Oliver marries her regardless, but their marriage begins to suffer as Irena's fears grow worse that if her and Oliver are intimate she will turn into a cat and kill him. Matters only grow worse after he sends her to Dr. Judd, a psychiatrist, and she begins to believe that Oliver is dating another woman, Alice.
