
At the encouragement of her manager, a nightclub performer in New Mexico (Kiki Walker) takes a leashed leopard into the club as a publicity gimmick. But her rival, angered by the attempt to upstage, scares the animal and it bolts. In the days that follow, people are mauled and the countryside is combed for the loose creature. But Kiki and her manager begin to wonder if maybe the leopard is not responsible for the killings.... (Full plot summary below)
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At the encouragement of her manager, a nightclub performer in New Mexico (Kiki Walker) takes a leashed leopard into the club as a publicity gimmick. But her rival, angered by the attempt to upstage, scares the animal and it bolts. In the days that follow, people are mauled and the countryside is combed for the loose creature. But Kiki and her manager begin to wonder if maybe the leopard is not responsible for the killings.
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| Slant MagazineEd GonzalezThere's a certain multi-cultural conflict that distinguishes the Lewton-Tourneurs. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonComes with one of the cinema's most shocking murder scenes, with barely anything actually shown. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzA wonderful little film in love with being in the shadows. |
| Film Freak CentralWalter Chawpredicts the skeezy, south of the border noir of Touch of Evil |
| Film4Film4 StaffNot a starry cast, but good acting and some real jump-out-of-the-seat moments. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeOne of the better, but more overlooked, Val Lewton films by Jacques Tourneur |
| CinePassionFernando F. CroceThe camera's tender scratch, a most graceful vision of a most predatory world |
| VarietyVariety StaffIt's all confusion, in fact too much for an audience to follow. |
| New York TimesBosley CrowtherHalf-baked efforts such as this one provoke little more than a yawn. |
| User ReviewAshley HThe Leopard Man is an excellent film. It is about a seemingly tame leopard used for a publicity stunt escapes and kills a young girl, spreading panic throughout a sleepy new Mexico town. Dennis O'Keefe and Margo give incredible performances. The screenplay is well written. Jacques Tourneur did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the horror and drama. The Leopard Man is a must see. |