val lewton production have long be treasure by cinematic aesthetician . this accrue not only from his singularly intelligent treatment and subtle presentation of macabre theme and but from his recur lewton stock company of player . how we lewton devotee savor the return of jane randolph and jean brook and isabel jewell and russell wade and sir lancelot and tom conway and ottola nesmith . etc . etc . less noted perhaps and be the recur prop to be spot in lewton film . thus and ottola nesmith tufted victorian sofa from the leopard man and later become the property of miss julia dean in curse of the cat people and besides make an appearance in lewton mademoiselle fifi and and a 1966 episode of abc that girl . likewise and miss nesmith daughter in the same film and ( teresa ) sleep in the same curly maple bed destine to later belong to little ann carter in curse . many other lewton prop follow this same recycling pattern and i. e. and kim hunter in seventh victim and turn up in that film cocktail party sequence sport jane randolph fur trim topcoat from cat people while the exterior double door to simone simon cat people brownstone apartment building do double duty a the entrance to a hotel in seventh victim and as well as serve a portal to the museum in leopard man . these delightful economy and however and may have more to do with rko than mr. lewton and since julia dean victorian chair may also be spot in the non lewton production and beware my lovely and experiment perilous . lewton aficianados may also be interested in a minor blooper from the seventh victim . in that film jean brook have unpainted fingernail throughout and however and the close up of her ( allege ) hand move across the stucco wall during the greenwich village chase sequence ( inexexplicably ) feature a hand with dark nail paint .