| “ | It could be that somebody didn't want this mummy identified... | ” |
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- For the Movie Jo Night presentation, see MJN - The Cat Creature.
The Cat Creature is a 1973 made-for-TV thriller film.
Plot[]
A series of bizarre killings are linked to a collection of Egyptian artifacts.
Cast[]
- Meredith Baxter as Rena Carter
- David Hedison as Prof. Roger Edmonds
- John Carradine as The Hotel Clerk
- Stuart Whitman as Lt. Marco
- Keye Luke as Joe Sung
- Gale Sondergaard as Hester Black
- Renne Jarrett as Sherry Hastings
- Kent Smith as Frank Lucas
- Milton Parsons as The Deputy Coroner
- Peter Lorre Jr. as The Pawn Broker
- John Abbott as Dr. Reinhart
- Virgil Frye as Donovan
- William Sims as Bert
Notes[]
- Originally broadcast on December 11, 1973 on ABC.
- Meredith Baxter would later have success as a star of the long-running TV sitcom Family Ties.
- Actor David Hedison appeared as CIA agent Felix Leiter in the James Bond film Live and Let Die, which had been released earlier in 1973. He would return to the role in the film License to Kill in 1989.
- This is one of the few acting credits for Peter Lorre Jr., who was not the son of the famous actor Peter Lorre.
- Keye Luke would later play the shop owner in Gremlins. He also had a long career as a voice actor, including providing the original voice of Brak on Space Ghost.
MST3K Connections[]
- Writer Robert Bloch was also writer for The Deadly Bees.
- John Carradine also portrayed Dr. Charles Conway in The Unearthly and Mr. Wilson in Red Zone Cuba.
- Cinematographer Charles Rosher Jr. was also first assistant camera for Attack of the Giant Leeches.
- Set decorator Audrey A. Blasdel was also script supervisor for The The Giant Gila Monster and The Killer Shrews.