A man is turned into a "catlike" killer by means of a serum invented by a crazed scientist.A man is turned into a "catlike" killer by means of a serum invented by a crazed scientist.A man is turned into a "catlike" killer by means of a serum invented by a crazed scientist.
John George
- Dwarf Waiter in Chinese Restaurant
- (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
- Medical Examiner
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaDespite the title, there is no connection with Universal's "The Creeper" series in which Rondo Hatton played the title character.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Doldrum: The Creeper (1954)
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Paw.
Neurotic Nora (Janis Wilson) is deathly afraid of felines and suffers from recurring nightmares of a menacing cat's paw coming through her bedroom window or emerging from beneath her bed. After her scientist father (played by Ralph 'The Wizard of Oz' Morgan) is killed, clawed to death in the first of several murders, Nora finds herself targeted by the killer, who has been using an experimental serum to transform his hand into a large cat's claw.
The Creeper (which has nothing at all to do with Rondo 'The Creeper' Hatton) is a weak B-movie horror that does very little of interest for the majority of the sixty-four minute run time, with the killer's claw mostly shown as a shadow on a wall. Only in the closing moment does the villain reveal his deadly claw to terrified Nora (his hand transforming via a series of shoddy dissolves), and it looks every bit as daft as it sounds. John Baragrey plays scientist Dr. John Reade, who saves Nora in the nick of time.
Even at just over an hour long, this one is hard to remain engaged with, the dull dialogue and stilted performances making it a laborious watch. The premise is wonderfully loopy, but the execution is mundane. 2.5/10, rounded up to 3 for IMDb.
The Creeper (which has nothing at all to do with Rondo 'The Creeper' Hatton) is a weak B-movie horror that does very little of interest for the majority of the sixty-four minute run time, with the killer's claw mostly shown as a shadow on a wall. Only in the closing moment does the villain reveal his deadly claw to terrified Nora (his hand transforming via a series of shoddy dissolves), and it looks every bit as daft as it sounds. John Baragrey plays scientist Dr. John Reade, who saves Nora in the nick of time.
Even at just over an hour long, this one is hard to remain engaged with, the dull dialogue and stilted performances making it a laborious watch. The premise is wonderfully loopy, but the execution is mundane. 2.5/10, rounded up to 3 for IMDb.
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- Runtime1 hour 4 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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