A Man Alone (1955)

A Man Alone poster

Republic Pictures
Starring:
 Ray Milland, Mary Murphy
Directed by: Ray Milland

Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: Wes Steele (Ray Milland) is a notorious gunfighter who is wrongly accused of killing the occupants of a stage coach and finds support from a Sheriff’s daughter (Mary Murphy).

Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Wes hides in a cellar during a sandstorm, hoping to elude the townspeople who are looking for him. While there he spies a mama cat and her seven kittens in a box on the floor.

A Man Alone - mama cat and tabby kittens in box

A Man Alone - mama cat and tabby kittens in box

Helping himself to some preserved peaches, Wes pours some of the juice in the cat’s bowl. The mama sniffs at the juice but doesn’t drink it.

A Man Alone - Wes Steele Ray Milland pouring mama cat and tabby kittens some peach juice

A Man Alone - Wes Steele Ray Milland watching mama cat sniff at peach juice

The next morning Wes has been sleeping when Nadine Corrigan (Mary Murphy) comes down. She gives the cat some milk.

A Man Alone - kittens in box as woman approaches

Nadine then picks up one of the kittens, talking aloud about what she can name them.

A Man Alone - Madine Mary Murphy holding up tabby kitten

A Man Alone - Madine Mary Murphy holding up and talking to tabby kitten

She picks up a second kitten as she finishes reciting the riddle about the man who was going to St. Ives which includes seven cats who each had seven kits.

A Man Alone - Madine Mary Murphy pressing lighter tabby kitten to her face

Final Mewsings: Mama cats don’t need peach juice.


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