Cat-Women of the Moon (1953)

Director:

Arthur Hilton

Writers:

Al Zimbalist (based on a story) and
Jack Rabin (based on a story) ...

Release Date:

3 September 1953 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Romance | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

They're fiery...fearless...ferocious!

Plot:

Astronauts travel to the moon where they discover it is inhabited by attractive young women in black tights.

Plot Keywords:

Cat People | Murder | Male Female Relationship | Cavern | Ineptitude

Cast

Sonny Tufts	...	Laird Grainger
Victor Jory	...	Kip Reissner
Marie Windsor	...	Helen Salinger
William Phipps	...	Douglas 'Doug' Smith
Douglas Fowley	...	Walter 'Walt' Walters
Carol Brewster	...	Alpha
Susan Morrow	...	Lambda
Suzanne Alexander	...	Beta
Bette Arlen	...	Cat-Woman (as Betty Arlen)
Roxann Delman	...	Cat-Woman
Ellye Marshall	...	Cat-Woman
Judy Walsh	...	Cat-Woman

Also Known As:

Rocket to the Moon

Runtime:

64 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved

Company:

Z-M Productions

Trivia:

The control cabin of the rocket and two of the space suits are recycled from Project Moon Base (1953).

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Alone with Walt in the gold cave, the Cat-Woman Beta's voice is heard replying to his exclamations - she calls him "Doug".

Quotes:

Lambda: I love you, Doug, and I must kill you!
Douglas 'Doug' Smith: I love you too Lambda, and I'm not afraid.

Movie Connections:

References Project Moon Base (1953)

From Gone With The Wind to this.....

In the early part of his career, Victor Jory appeared in some great films, starring alongside the likes of James Cagney and Errol Flynn. He even had a prominent role in Gone With the Wind. His co-starring role in Cat-Women of the Moon represents a descent to the depths in a film that resembles an amateur high school production. He must have been desperate. This is about as bad as it gets with a horrendously unimaginative miniature rocket and a plot that makes you wonder why they bothered. The absolute highlight occurs midway through the film when the head Cat Women slaps one of the underlings. The slap misses by some margin despite the sound effect of hand making contact with flesh. This scene is so bad that it has been mimicked by comedy writers ever since. The original print has been remastered for some unknown reason. Whoever made the decision to do that wasted their time.