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The Cat Creature is a 1973 American made-for-television horror film produced by Douglas S. Cramer and directed by Curtis Harrington from a teleplay by Robert Bloch and starring Meredith Baxter, David Hedison and Gale Sondergaard. The film serves as a tribute to the low-budget Val Lewton horror films of the 1940s and also features an appearance by Kent Smith, who starred in Lewton's original classic Cat People (1942) and its sequel The Curse of the Cat People (1944). It originally premiered as the ABC Movie of the Week on December 11, 1973.
Original Release
12/11/1973
US Release
12/11/1973
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Meredith Baxter | Rena Carter |
| David Hedison | Prof. Roger Edmonds |
| Gale Sondergaard | Hester Black |
| John Carradine | The Hotel Clerk |
| Renne Jarrett | Sherry Hastings / Sherry |
| Keye Luke | The Thief - Joe Sung |
| Kent Smith | Frank Lucas |
| Stuart Whitman | Police Lt. Marco / Lt. Marco |
| Milton Parsons | Deputy Coroner / The Deputy Coroner |
| Peter Lorre Jr. | Pawnbroker / The Pawnbroker |
Directors
Writers
Robert Bloch, Douglas S. Cramer, Wilford Lloyd Baumes
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Meredith Baxter | Rena Carter |
| David Hedison | Prof. Roger Edmonds |
| Gale Sondergaard | Hester Black |
| John Carradine | The Hotel Clerk |
| Renne Jarrett | Sherry Hastings / Sherry |
| Keye Luke | The Thief - Joe Sung |
| Kent Smith | Frank Lucas |
| Stuart Whitman | Police Lt. Marco / Lt. Marco |
| Milton Parsons | Deputy Coroner / The Deputy Coroner |
| Peter Lorre Jr. | Pawnbroker / The Pawnbroker |
| John Abbott | Dr. Reinhart |
| Virgil Frye | Donovan |
| William Sims | Bert |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Robert J. Anderson | Producer |
| Douglas S. Cramer | Producer |
