The Lepord Man (1943)

This Val Lewton produced horror 'thriller' is not one of his best. A serial killer in New Mexico is murdering young women in such  a way that at first there deaths are blamed on a leopard. Potentially intriguing premise, and slightly unusual location hold promise, but films is rather plodding and the leads (Dennis O'Keefe & Jean Brooks) are terminally bland. Even the killer didn't have a lot of effort put into him, the most interesting characters are the three victims, who gets nice little character vignette's before they are dispatched off screen. Sadly forgettable. **