A seemingly-tame leopard used for a publicity stunt escapes and kills a young girl, spreading panic throughout a sleepy New Mexico town.A seemingly-tame leopard used for a publicity stunt escapes and kills a young girl, spreading panic throughout a sleepy New Mexico town.A seemingly-tame leopard used for a publicity stunt escapes and kills a young girl, spreading panic throughout a sleepy New Mexico town.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Tuulikki Paananen
- Consuelo Contreras
- (as Tula Parma)
Ed Agresti
- Mexican Police Officer
- (uncredited)
Robert Andersen
- Dwight Brunton
- (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
- Nightclub Waiter
- (uncredited)
David Cota
- Boy Singer
- (uncredited)
Sidney D'Albrook
- Waiter Serving Helene and Dwight
- (uncredited)
Rosita Delva
- Young Lover
- (uncredited)
Jacqueline deWit
- Helene
- (uncredited)
John Dilson
- Coroner
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- GoofsAt the nightclub, Kiki is seated at a table with Jerry and Galbraith. As she asks Galbraith why he gave up teaching, a slim dark-haired woman wearing a matching suit and hat walks past their table. The shot cuts to Galbraith saying 'Various reasons', and the woman can be seen behind him (just over his shoulder on the far left of the screen), already seated at a nearby table.
- Quotes
Charlie How-Come: You don't get the idea, mister. These cops banging those pans, flashing those lights, they're gonna scare that poor cat of mine. Cats are funny, mister. They don't want to hurt you, but if you scare them they go crazy. These cops, they don't know what they're doing.
- Alternate versionsSome older TV prints of "The Leopard Man" run 59 minutes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: The Leopard Man (1969)
- SoundtracksLas Mañanitas
(uncredited)
Traditional Mexican birthday song
Performed by Fely Franquelli and Ottola Nesmith
Featured review
How a Catwalk Leads to Murder
Dennis O'Keefe and Jean Brooks decide to elevate their act in New Mexico by having Brooks walk on-stage with a black leopard. The Mexican castanet dancer, Clo Clo(deliciously played by Margo), mashes the castanets menacingly at the cat, it flees, and a panic spreads amongst the people of the little village. Soon, one girl dies, then another, and another...and evidence points that a cat did it and later to something completely different. The Leopard Man is one of those rare films that is very effective with shadows and fog without showing anything. We never see any of the deaths happen "on-stage" so to speak. The imaginations of the viewers are enlisted to conjure up what might be the scene of each murder. Director Jacques Tournier and producer Val Lewton probably team up for their best collaboration. This film is laced with moody atmosphere, great pacing, quality performances, and a script worked over by the camera that enforces theme and symbolic meaning throughout. I found this film haunting, eerie, and poetic in its own way. O' Keefe, James Bell, Margo, Brooks, and the entire cast give credible turns and enforce our ability to accept what is going on.Some scenes are quite memorable: the young girl walking back home from the store is a classic scene of terror, the cemetery scene, and the procession of the monks allowed Tournier to work his magic with the lens. Tournier was always able to tell so much story with so little dialog. Though some might find the ending a bit of a letdown, I thoroughly enjoyed The Leopard Man.
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- BaronBl00d
- Nov 8, 2005
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- Release date
- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Leopardmannen
- Filming locations
- Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA(Exterior)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 6 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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