Leopard Man , the/Ghost Ship, the (1943)

The Leopard Man

Horror aficionados prefer the more mainline ferocity of The Leopard Man (1943), an adaptation of a Cornell Woolrich story about a serial killer strewing corpses along the U.S.-Mexican border. Although on one level this is the Lewton film that veers closest to conventional mystery-suspense, there’s no end of unsettling ambiguity (another black panther on the loose!) and hints of occultism and religious mania.

The Ghost Ship

Richard Dix, Russel Wade, Edith Barrert.

Classic long lost Val Lewton(cat people) produced feature.

1943, 69 minutes, B&W.