A mentally disturbed man stalks a woman who had once aborted the child he had fathered.A mentally disturbed man stalks a woman who had once aborted the child he had fathered.A mentally disturbed man stalks a woman who had once aborted the child he had fathered.
Mathilda Calnan
- Ilsa
- (as Matilda Calnan)
Leon Alton
- Man in Ticket Line
- (uncredited)
Rachel Ames
- Dr. Parkington's Nurse
- (uncredited)
Edith Atwater
- Hospital Desk Nurse
- (uncredited)
Al Checco
- Hotel Clerk
- (uncredited)
John Dennis
- Mechanic
- (uncredited)
Edward Faulkner
- Cop at Dixon's Party
- (uncredited)
Peter Hobbs
- Cathy's Doctor
- (uncredited)
Harry Holcombe
- Inspector Dixon
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaFilm debut of Scott Hylands.
- GoofsWhen Cathy Palmer is on a train going home the train is being pulled by a single diesel engine, but when the train arrives at the station in San Carlos it is being pulled by two diesel engines.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Green Fog (2017)
- SoundtracksDaddy's Gone A-Hunting
Lyrics by Dory Previn
Music by John Williams
Sung by Lyn Roman
[Movie theme song played over the opening title and credits]
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A gem of a thriller..if you overlook the main character
The premise of the movie is simple enough..Cathy, a young, beautiful girl arrives in America to find work, meets Kenneth, a handsome young photographer, they fall in love, but it turns out the young man isn't all he seems to be, and when she learns she's pregnant, she decides she doesn't want him-or the baby and has an abortion, and he decides to seek revenge.
The setting is San Francisco, and the visuals are well played out in the city, along with a taut, tense script by Lorenzo Semple and Larry Cohen, with sure footed direction by Mark Robson, fresh off of his smash hit 'Valley of the Dolls' two years earlier. The cast includes Mala Powers as a sympathetic coworker of Cathy's who talks her into the abortion, Paul Burke (fresh off of his work as Lyon Burke in 'Valley') as Cathy's new husband, a senator wanna be, and of course, Scott Hylands, who as Kenneth, brings a creepiness to his role, but at the same time, you do feel for him as the spurned lover who wants revenge for the abortion that Cathy decides to get.
The only weak link in this movie is Carol White as Cathy. Beautiful as the young Brit who arrives to seek work and becomes involved in a nightmare, is harsh, childish, and for most of the movie, a total bitch. You never feel how Paul Burke's character fell for her, suddenly they are wedded, and there is very little passion between them in their scenes. She comes across shrill, completely obnoxious, and downright hateful. You wonder if she really wanted to have a baby in the first place with the way she acts. For the most part, this movie is a fine addition to the 'damsel in distress' genre, but having a heroine that is more sympathetic might have worked much better.
The setting is San Francisco, and the visuals are well played out in the city, along with a taut, tense script by Lorenzo Semple and Larry Cohen, with sure footed direction by Mark Robson, fresh off of his smash hit 'Valley of the Dolls' two years earlier. The cast includes Mala Powers as a sympathetic coworker of Cathy's who talks her into the abortion, Paul Burke (fresh off of his work as Lyon Burke in 'Valley') as Cathy's new husband, a senator wanna be, and of course, Scott Hylands, who as Kenneth, brings a creepiness to his role, but at the same time, you do feel for him as the spurned lover who wants revenge for the abortion that Cathy decides to get.
The only weak link in this movie is Carol White as Cathy. Beautiful as the young Brit who arrives to seek work and becomes involved in a nightmare, is harsh, childish, and for most of the movie, a total bitch. You never feel how Paul Burke's character fell for her, suddenly they are wedded, and there is very little passion between them in their scenes. She comes across shrill, completely obnoxious, and downright hateful. You wonder if she really wanted to have a baby in the first place with the way she acts. For the most part, this movie is a fine addition to the 'damsel in distress' genre, but having a heroine that is more sympathetic might have worked much better.
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- Sugarbehr1967
- Nov 26, 2010
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- Also known as
- Der Mann mit dem Katzenkäfig
- Filming locations
- Mark Hopkins Hotel - 999 California Street, San Francisco, California, USA(including Top of the Mark restaurant and lounge on the top floor of the hotel)
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- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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