A cat lover (Lana Turner) kills her husband, blackmails her lover (Trevor Howard) and torments her son (Ralph Bates).
Acting
Lana Turner fully commits to deranged glamour.
Production
That white cat is the real star, obviously.
Costume
Turner's silk robes scream 'rich and unwell.'
Director
Don Chaffey
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lana Turner took this role during her 'whatever pays' phase after failed TV pilots; she reportedly hated the cat.
This bombed as 'The Terror of Sheba' in the US but found cult life as 'Persecution'—the title change couldn't save it from Turner's last theatrical flop.
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