Comments on: The Leopard Man (1943): Dated and Over-rated http://filmsnoir.net/film_noir/the-leopard-man-1943-dated-and-over-rated.html filmsnoir.net: an oasis of noir in a desert of banality Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:50:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: ralph cox http://filmsnoir.net/film_noir/the-leopard-man-1943-dated-and-over-rated.html/comment-page-1#comment-2289 ralph cox Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:10:50 +0000 http://filmsnoir.net/?p=1488#comment-2289 Tony: thanks could be I was thinking of the movie "I Walked With A Zombie" that also aired on TCM recently. I appreciate your help as locating knowledgeable sources for off the mainstream movies is not easy. ralph Tony: thanks could be I was thinking of the movie “I Walked With A Zombie” that also aired on TCM recently. I appreciate your help as locating knowledgeable sources for off the mainstream movies is not easy. ralph

]]> By: Tony D'Ambra http://filmsnoir.net/film_noir/the-leopard-man-1943-dated-and-over-rated.html/comment-page-1#comment-2288 Tony D'Ambra Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:56:16 +0000 http://filmsnoir.net/?p=1488#comment-2288 Sorry Ralph, I can't recall. I will check the credits and if there is anything I will post details. Sorry Ralph, I can’t recall. I will check the credits and if there is anything I will post details.

]]> By: ralph cox http://filmsnoir.net/film_noir/the-leopard-man-1943-dated-and-over-rated.html/comment-page-1#comment-2287 ralph cox Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:34:48 +0000 http://filmsnoir.net/?p=1488#comment-2287 Tony: thanks this movie was on TCM recently forgot to write down the name was there a song titled "Ah Woe Ah Me" performed in this movie? ralph Tony: thanks this movie was on TCM recently forgot to write down the name was there a song titled “Ah Woe Ah Me” performed in this movie? ralph

]]> By: Tony D'Ambra http://filmsnoir.net/film_noir/the-leopard-man-1943-dated-and-over-rated.html/comment-page-1#comment-2286 Tony D'Ambra Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:04:22 +0000 http://filmsnoir.net/?p=1488#comment-2286 Ralph, as shown at the head of the post, the soundtrack was composed by Roy Webb, who wrote the scores for many RKO noirs. Ralph, as shown at the head of the post, the soundtrack was composed by Roy Webb, who wrote the scores for many RKO noirs.

]]> By: ralph cox http://filmsnoir.net/film_noir/the-leopard-man-1943-dated-and-over-rated.html/comment-page-1#comment-2285 ralph cox Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:46:28 +0000 http://filmsnoir.net/?p=1488#comment-2285 Does anyone know the music performed in this movie? thanks ralph cox Does anyone know the music performed in this movie? thanks ralph cox

]]> By: darkcitydame4e... http://filmsnoir.net/film_noir/the-leopard-man-1943-dated-and-over-rated.html/comment-page-1#comment-838 darkcitydame4e... Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:05:48 +0000 http://filmsnoir.net/?p=1488#comment-838 Oops! I am so sorry!...I don't mean to "offend" any admirers of producer Val Lewton's films,(my choice to "ignore" his films are personal!) but I was just so tired of "pretending" for a year and half that I was interested in his films whenever the subject turned to his films on message board(s). Will I ever purchase his recently released boxset? I am so sorry! to say, but I don't think so! Oops! I am so sorry!…I don’t mean to “offend” any admirers of producer Val Lewton’s films,(my choice to “ignore” his films are personal!) but I was just so tired of “pretending” for a year and half that I was interested in his films whenever the subject turned to his films on message board(s). Will I ever purchase his recently released boxset? I am so sorry! to say, but I don’t think so!

]]> By: darkcitydame4e... http://filmsnoir.net/film_noir/the-leopard-man-1943-dated-and-over-rated.html/comment-page-1#comment-835 darkcitydame4e... Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:31:04 +0000 http://filmsnoir.net/?p=1488#comment-835 "RKO bought the rights to Woolrich’s next novel, Black Alibi (1942), for $5,175 and gave it to producer Val Lewton."...Wow!...I wasn't aware of the fact, that the film "The Leopard Man" was based on author Cornell Woolrich's book "Black Alibi." I am sure that author Cornell Woolrich's book "Black Alibi" is great but, for some unknown reason I am just not interested in Val Lewton's produced films. Even though I have watched a couple of his (Val Lewton) films...such as, "Cat People" "The Curse of the Cat People" "The Leopard Man" and "The Seventh Victim." “RKO bought the rights to Woolrich’s next novel, Black Alibi (1942), for $5,175 and gave it to producer Val Lewton.”…Wow!…I wasn’t aware of the fact, that the film “The Leopard Man” was based on author Cornell Woolrich’s book “Black Alibi.”

I am sure that author Cornell Woolrich’s book “Black Alibi” is great but, for some unknown reason I am just not interested in Val Lewton’s produced films.
Even though I have watched a couple of his (Val Lewton) films…such as, “Cat People” “The Curse of the Cat People” “The Leopard Man” and “The Seventh Victim.”

]]> By: Tony D'Ambra http://filmsnoir.net/film_noir/the-leopard-man-1943-dated-and-over-rated.html/comment-page-1#comment-808 Tony D'Ambra Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:18:59 +0000 http://filmsnoir.net/?p=1488#comment-808 Thanks Sam. Your input is always appreciated. Thanks Sam. Your input is always appreciated.

]]> By: Sam Juliano http://filmsnoir.net/film_noir/the-leopard-man-1943-dated-and-over-rated.html/comment-page-1#comment-806 Sam Juliano Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:04:11 +0000 http://filmsnoir.net/?p=1488#comment-806 Indeed, there a number of horror fans who feel this way, and understandably. On balance, THE LEOPARD MAN is not one of Val Lewton's most consumate pieces from the classic series. Yet, it is still worthwhile for some splendid and shuddery set pieces from the film's first reel involving a nocturnal walk of a young girl from her home to a grocery store, and the tragic conclusion of teh famed sequence. THE LEOPARD MAN does fizzle near the end, which is both stilted and predictable, (the killer is known early on in fact) but the earlier scenes are among Lewton's finest work. Yes, I know he didn't direct, but his mark was all over this film and virtually all the others. Indeed, there a number of horror fans who feel this way, and understandably. On balance, THE LEOPARD MAN is not one of Val Lewton’s most consumate pieces from the classic series. Yet, it is still worthwhile for some splendid and shuddery set pieces from the film’s first reel involving a nocturnal walk of a young girl from her home to a grocery store, and the tragic conclusion of teh famed sequence. THE LEOPARD MAN does fizzle near the end, which is both stilted and predictable, (the killer is known early on in fact) but the earlier scenes are among Lewton’s finest work. Yes, I know he didn’t direct, but his mark was all over this film and virtually all the others.

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