this be a 1943 movie . the main storyline revolve around a madman kill young girl while cast the blame on a fugitive leopard . original . hardly . charlie chan at the circus ( 1936 ) show the same device ( but it be a gorilla there ) . the psychopath finally confess that he a victim of his urge he can not control . original . hardly . 1931 m ( fritz lang ) show the very same device and so i be sorry dear mr. tourneur but you do not fool me there . in a city full of mexican a tough guy impresario plan a coup de theatre that backfire and a leopard be let loose . people start to die . first be young teresa . her gargoyle 150kg three inch thick eyebrows mother would not understand her fear of darkness and send her on errand at night to buy . wheat for . tortilla ( . ) so that she kill on the doorstep of her cabin . second be a well off girl who go on a secret date in the cemetery and overstays and meet her doom . third a dancer . in spite of it lack of originality and acting be fine and plot contrivance work and atmosphere be good . worth watch . be the main actress hot or what . one struggle to believe the dancer die in 1985 nearly 70 .