by Mark Murton

Directed by: John Guillermin

Synopsis: Whimsical British comedy about a man, Henry Wrigley (Richard Hearne), who is happy with his life writing stories for a children’s comic until he meets Miss Honey (Margaret Rutherford), who encourages him to enter into petty crime.

Kitty Cameo: Not cut out for a life of crime, a knock at the door has Henry nervously going to answer it. He is alarmed to see a policeman (Charles Farrell) standing there who tells him “I have observed a member of this household behaving in a suspicious manner.” Henry meekly suggest there must be some mistake but the policeman insists “I’ve got all me evidence, Mr. Wrigley” before pulling a black and white cat from behind his back and handing it to Henry while laughing uproariously at his “little joke” as he departs.

Smiling weakly, Henry quickly shuts the door and drops the cat to the floor. “Who was it, dear?” enquires Henry’s wife from the kitchen. “The cat,” he replies before hurrying down to the cellar. Later his wife Marion (Fanny Rowe) is taken aback with how jovial and assured Mr. Wrigley has become and especially so after he gives her a passionate kiss. When he starts to head upstairs she asks, “What about locking up? The cat?” He responds firmly that she should do it to which she amazingly responds with some delight.

Final Mewsings: Cats don’t put up with people bossing them around.

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