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Mar 12, 2017 21:35

I'm watching Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947) and wondering when the psychotic cat lover trope first appeared. Does anyone know?

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hand2hand March 13 2017, 13:46:00 UTC
I don't but that is a fascinating question. Perhaps it has something to do with the tradition of cats being witches' familiars? They basically have a bad rap?

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abject_reptile March 13 2017, 15:36:26 UTC
A cat as the 'familiar' of popular fiction villains goes back to at least the late 19th century - and probably much earlier but I'd have to think about it. In film though - I have no idea. The Claw, in Dick Tracy's Dilemma, is partial to cats in general.

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