Continental Media Starring: David Chisum, Emma Rayne Lyle Also Starring: Oreo Directed by: Amariah Olson, Obin Olson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Lobbyist Colin Miller (David Chisum) finds himself a target in his own home when a psychopath with a grudge takes advantage of a high tech security system […]
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The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)
Original Title: All That Money Can Buy RKO Radio Pictures Starring: James Craig, Anne Shirley, Lindy Wade Directed by: William Dieterle Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the original story by Stephen Vincent Benet. New Hampshire farmer Jabez Stone (James Craig) sells his soul to the devil for […]
The Wild Wild West – “The Night of the Fugitives”
Original Air Date: November 8, 1968 Starring: Robert Conrad, Ross Martin Directed by: Mike Moder Synopsis: Jim West (Robert Conrad) and Artemus Gordon (Ross Martin) have to try to smuggle a mob’s accountant out of a town filled with enemies. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Jim manages to get hold of the accountant named Norbet Plank (J.S. Johnson) and is trying […]
Felix Minds the Kid (1922)
Pat Sullivan Cartoons Directed by: Otto Messmer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Felix the Cat is recruited as a babysitter by a fed up father. Cartoon Cat: The cartoon begins with Felix trying to get some fish from a fish store. He is kicked out by the proprietor. […]
Cat Chicks (1936)
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows a cat eating a meal with a brood of baby chicks. Reality Cat: The dark tortoiseshell cat seems more interested in eating than mothering the chicks. Final Mewsings: Did they mistake “tolerating” with “mothering”? Relevant Links:
Cat Mothers Chick (1930)
British Pathé Synopsis: Silent newsreel footage shows a cat with a brood of baby chicks. Reality Cat: The Texas Tabby is said to have acted as a foster mother to five broods of baby chicks. Actually the cat in question is a calico who doesn’t seem too interested in the chicks around her. A second caption mysteriously […]
Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
Hammer Films Starring: Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen, John Carson Directed by: Peter Sasdy Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A group of respectable gentlemen looking for kicks unwittingly fall in with a disreputable chap who is determined to bring Dracula (Christopher Lee) back once again. Kitty Cameo: The three gentlemen, […]
The Fuller Brush Man (1948)
Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Red Skelton, Janet Blair Directed by: S. Sylvan Simon Synopsis: Red Jones (Red Skelton) has no luck holding down a job and his girlfriend Ann (Janet Blair) is just about done with him, so he tries his hand at being a Fuller Brush Man and it leads him into more trouble. Cat Burglar (Scene […]
Material Girls (2006)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff, Judy Tenuta Directed by: Martha Coolidge Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Ava and Tanzie Marchetta (Haylie and Hilary Duff) are the heirs to their father’s cosmetic fortune but face adversity and poverty when a scandal threatens to take down their empire. […]
Amadeus (1984)
Orion Pictures Starring: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce Directed by: Milos Forman Synopsis: Composer Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham) recounts his history as the rival and eventual nemesis of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce). Purr Blurs: At the beginning of the film Salieri is crying out from his chambers. His valet (Vincent Schiavelli) is running up the stairs to […]
