The Dryden will screen Cat People (Jacques Tourneur, U.S. 1942, 73 min., 35mm).

In the 1940s, there was a shift toward more realistic portrayals and shooting on location, but there was also a corresponding move toward the fantastic. In this Val Lewton—produced horror/suspense film, Irene (Simone Simon) is haunted by legends from her European upbringing about young women who turn into predatory felines when sexually aroused. Despite this, she falls in love and plans to marry a man she met at the zoo.

[source: George Eastman Museum calendar, 2018-Oct-22]