Episode 212: The Leopard Man (1943)

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Josh and Drusilla discuss the 1943 horror film The Leopard Man directed by Jacques Tourneur.

Josh and Drusilla discuss 1943’s Val Lewton banger, The Leopard Man. From wiki: “The Leopard Man is a 1943 American horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur, and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Jean Brooks, and Margo. Based on the book Black Alibi by Cornell Woolrich, it follows a series of violent murders in a town in New Mexico, which coincide with the escape of a leopard from a nightclub.It is one of the first American films to attempt an even remotely realistic portrayal of a serial killer (alth...

People in this episode

Hosts: Joshua Conkel, Drusilla Adeline

Topics covered

• horror film
• Val Lewton
• serial killer
• film history
• 1940s cinema

Keywords

• The Leopard Man
• Val Lewton
• horror film
• serial killer
• 1943
• Jacques Tourneur
• Dennis O'Keefe
• Jean Brooks
• Margo

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Leopard Man, Black Alibi

Places: New Mexico

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