There is no supernatural agency in *The Leopard Man*,
although it is certainly spooky.
*The Seventh Victim *is a very impressive film, as most of
Lewton's efforts are (probably all of the nine "horror"
films). I've been immersing myself in the series; I'm about
half-way through. I recently re-watched *Cat People
*for the first time in many years, and simply marveled at
Tourneur's poetic, moody direction.
Mark Harris
On 2/16/08, JIM DOHERTY <
jimdohertyjr@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Christina,
>
> Re your question below:
>
> "Tourneur's adaptation of the story is
generally
> categorized as horror, isn't it?"
>
> Very often, it is. It was certainly a production
of
> Val Lewton's horror division at RKO (Lewton also
did
> THE CAT PEOPLE, I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE, and
other
> classics).
>
> Lewton, however, was something of a
insurrectionist,
> and not all of the "horror" movies he produced had
a
> supernatural or science fiction element (presuming
you
> regard such elements as a prerequisite of
horror).
> THE SEVENTH VICTIM, for example, is about a group
of
> devil worshippers trying to kill a former member,
but
> Satan takes no direct hand in the proceedings, and
it
> could just as easily be classified as crime
or
> suspense.
>
> I haven't seen THE LEOPARD MAN, but, if there's
no
> supernatural element, it's probably another of
those
> "is-you-is-or-is-you-ain't" kinda things Lewton
did.
>
> JIM DOHERTY
>
>
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