Movie Review: The Leopard Man (1943)
Synopsis: New Mexico nightclub owner Jerry Manning rents a black leopard for his girlfriend, Kiki Walker, to use in her stage performance. The cat escapes and soon after a child is found killed. As more leopard-related deaths occur however, Manning begins to suspect the animal is just a red herring and a human is using it to cover murders. Who's in it? The movie stars Dennis O'Keefe , Jean Brooks , Margo , Isabel Jewell and James Bell . Review: My cat, Stormcloud, has become my movie watching partner in the mornings and since I figured she'd enjoy a movie featuring another black cat (albeit a larger one), I decided to give The Leopard Man a try. This wound up being a surprisingly good choice. At first this seemed like it would be a simple monster movie, not unlike others from this time period that featured giant spiders, escaped gorillas, etc. Instead, it turned out to be an intriguing mystery. There was absolutely nothing to indicate it wasn't a big cat killing th...