Directed by: Charles Saunders
Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film!
Synopsis: A tale of blackmail, murder and intrigue sprouts from a series of relationships between a doctor, his wife, a chemist and his many loves.
Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The story is a bit too complicated to go into here, but near the end of the film Sallie Harbord (Rona Anderson) is trying to find out more information about murder victim Madeline Tillard (June Ashley). She goes to visit Madeline’s estranged father, Phineas (John Le Mesurier), a reclusive man prone to zealous religious convictions. His tabby cat, whom he refers to as Pussy or Cat, is first seen on the fireplace mantel.
Phineas picks up the cat and carries it to the table with a pot of food he gets from the stove.
Phineas pours some food out for the cat in a bowl and then hears Sallie approaching his home.
“Why can’t they leave us alone?” Phineas asks the cat just before Sallie enters. The cat is not seen again after this.
Final Mewsings: Cats prefer to be left alone to eat, too.
Many thanks to Ted Davis for letting us know about the cat in this movie!
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