Wednesday, August 30, 2017

The Leopard Man

The Leopard Man is a 1943 Jacques Tourneur (Out of the Past, Cat People) horror film produced by Val Lewton. There's an escaped black panther on the loose. People are being killed, but is the big cat guilty? Well worth watching.

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It can be watched free online here.

Slant Magazine gives it 4 out of 4 stars. Bright Lights Film Journal has a positive review and extensive exploration of the film. Time Out calls it "a stylistic tour de force. A film for lovers of pools of darkness."

Rotten Tomatoes has a critics score of 88%.

4 comments:

  1. Sounds very intriguing and it scores highly on the reviews 😁. Happy Wednesday and enjoy your week! J 😊

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  2. This looks great. It may be horror, but it looks like a mystery to me. Thanks for the link. I'm off to watch it.

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    1. You're right, the "horror" is more like suspense. I hope you like it.

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