The Cat Creature
The Cat Creature
| 11 December 1973 (USA)
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When a rich man dies, some items from a collection of his are stolen- an ancient Egyptian gold amulet and the mummy that was wearing it. The police consult scholars from the local University to help with the investigation, which is taking a more serious turn as people connected with the case are killed by wounds that seem to be from a housecat.

Reviews
Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Matcollis This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.
Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.
Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
trimbolicelia I love this early 70's made-for-TV horror film. Chock full of B-movie stars from the 40's in most secondary roles. A lawyer is doing inventory on a deceased millionaire's property in a closed-up mansion. If I had to do that chore I would insist that the facilities be turned on and have a couple of assistants. No way would I be alone in a dark creepy gigantic house at night. I've seen enough B-grade mystery and horror films to know that. Anyway the lawyer finds some illegally obtained Ancient Egyptian artifacts, inadvertently awakens a cursed mummy, and is promptly killed. See what I mean about being alone. Now the mummy takes on human form and is hot to retrieve an amulet stolen from the artifacts that can destroy it. At times spooky but entertaining. Little in the way of seen monsters. In fact more is implied than seen. Nice to see the great Gale Sondergaard as a proprietor of a store selling items of the occult. This film is unavailable on DVD but I was able to obtain a fair quality DVD-R. I hope this film is released re-mastered to DVD VERY SOON. A lot of these made-for-TV films were very watchable and worthwhile. Highly recommended.
MARIO GAUCI Several people, who have somehow come into contact with an amulet improperly elevated from the sarcophagus of an Egyptian mummy, are unaccountably but fatally assailed by a black cat. Not so much another CAT PEOPLE (1942) variation as a commendable addition to filmdom's mummy lore (courtesy of Robert Bloch); a cast of mostly old reliables helps add flavor to the familiar narrative. The film's leads are adequately filled with Meredith Baxter's deceptively innocent salesgirl and archaeologist David Hedison – who, naturally, fall for each other during the course of the narrative; sprucing up the rest of the 'dramatis personae' are world-weary cop Stuart Whitman, sinister proprietor of "The Sorceress" pawn shop Gale Sondergaard, solicitor Kent Smith (the male protagonist of the aforementioned Val Lewton/Jacques Tourneur classic), alcoholic thief Sen Yung and even hotel clerk(!) John Carradine (although already pushing 70 by this time). I have a handful of unwatched made-for-TV genre efforts from director Harrington and I might get to include them in this year's Halloween marathon.
bernie-50 A mysterious collector has died. It is up to the appraiser to go into the old dark house with only a flashlight and a fountain pin. He finds a mysterious mummy with a unique amulet of solid gold that has the head of a cat with emerald green eyes on it.While the appraiser goes for his tape recorder a sneak thief (Keye Luke) pilfers the amulet. In the morning the mummy is gone, the amulet is gone, and the appraiser looks like he was attacked by a common house cat.The Police Lt. Marco (Stuart Whitman) recruits the assistance of Prof. Roger Edmonds (David Hedison) from the local collage to help make heads or tails of the situation.
patlange-4 This is a very silly story, but I loved seeing a very young Meredith Baxter along with gothic/horror film regulars of the 30s and 40s such as John Carradine, Peter Lorre and Gale Sondergaard. Oh, and Charlie Chan's Number One Son Keye Luke.