Cat-Women of the Moon
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| Directed by | Arthur Hilton |
| Produced by | Jack Rabin Al Zimbalist |
| Written by | Roy Hamilton |
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Sonny Tufts Victor Jory Marie Windsor |
| Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
| Cinematography | William P. Whitley |
| Edited by | John A. Bushelman |
| Distributed by | Astor Pictures |
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64 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cat-Women of the Moon is an independently made 1953 American black-and-white 3D science fiction film, produced by Jack Rabin and Al Zimbalist, directed by Arthur Hilton and starring Sonny Tufts, Victor Jory, and Marie Windsor. The film was released by Astor Pictures.
Notably, the musical score was composed by Elmer Bernstein, though his last name is misspelled as "Bernstien" in the opening credits.
An expedition to the Moon encounters a race of "Cat-Women", the last eight survivors of a 2-million-year-old civilization, deep within a cave where they have managed to maintain the remnants of a breathable atmosphere that once covered the Moon. The remaining air will soon be gone, and they must leave if they are to survive. They plan to steal the expedition's spaceship, migrate to Earth, and in the words of the Cat-Women's leader, Alpha, "We will get their women under our power, and soon we will rule the whole world!"
Through the use of their telepathic ability, the Cat-Women have been subliminally controlling Helen Salinger (Marie Windsor) so she can win the navigator slot on the expedition (with Salinger stating, "Someone's got to cook your meals for you.") and lead the crew to their location. Once Helen and the male members of the crew arrive on the Moon, the Cat-Women take complete control of her mind. They are unable to control the men's minds, but they work around this obstacle, with Helen's help, and the use of their superior abilities and feminine wiles. "Show us their weak points", one says to Helen. "We'll take care of the rest".
Along with telepathy, the Cat-Women have the ability to transport themselves unseen from place to place within their living space. They use this ability to steal the crew's spacesuits from the mouth of their cave, where they were left unguarded.
Using Helen to smooth things over after an earlier failed attack on the crew, the Cat-Women approach the men openly. Food and drink are brought out and a dance party ensues. Kip (Victor Jory) is suspicious after discovering the spacesuits are missing; he confronts Alpha (Carol Brewster), who promises to return them in the morning. Kip sits alone, unable to intervene, while the Cat-Women exploit the "weak points" of expedition commander Laird (Sonny Tufts) and the other men.
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