Wouldn't It Have Been Something If Irena, From "Cat People," and Lota, The Panther Woman From "Island Of Lost Souls," Combined To Team Up InTheir Own Cat Women Movie?????????????

                                           I was always fascinated by Lota, The Panther Woman, who was always billed in the film as that, but who I later discovered was played by an actress named Kathleen Burke. Of course, as a child, I wanted to be her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                              "Island Of Lost Souls" had she, and Bela Lugosi as the Sayer Of The Law, made up to look like a werewolf, who speaks the famous lines, "What is the law?  Not to eat meat?  "What is the law?  Not to spill blood!"

                                                You see, Lota's mother had been an actual panther, and so had she.  Bela had been some kind of animal, because Charles Laughton as Dr. Moreau (this was based on H.G. Wells' novel, "The Island Of Dr. Moreau") was trying to convert beasts into men. Lota was billed as "his most perfect creation."

                                                   But when Richard Arlen washes up on the island, and stirs Lota, she comes in conflict with human, physical desires, and predatory, animal eating ones!

                                                   What a dilemma.

                                                    Whereas, Irena, in "Cat People" had been descended from some kind of cult that worshipped the cat as God, and were granted the power to transform themselves into one, as she is seen doing in this film.

                                                        Lota is still my favorite. But some enterprising movie maker, during the Forties, should have thought of teaming these two gals up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                                         Just two girls, on the town, and on the prowl!

                                                         Out cattin', those Satin Dolls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!