Original Air Date: March 7, 1959 Starring: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, Benson Fong Directed by: Arthur Marks Synopsis: A wealthy man concocts a scheme to test the ulterior motives of his heirs but things go awry and his accomplice, caretaker James Hing (Benson Fong) ends up being accused of the man’s murder. Featured Feline: The caretaker’s cat is a beautiful […]
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I Don’t Scare (1956)
Famous Studios Starring: Jack Mercer, Jackson Beck, Mae Questel Directed by: I. Sparber Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Popeye (voiced by Jack Mercer) and Bluto (voiced by Jackson Beck) battle over the right to date Olive Oyl (voiced by Mae Questel) once again. This time a jealous Bluto […]
L’opéra-mouffe (1958)
English Title: Diary of a Pregnant Woman Ciné Tamaris Starring: Dorothée Blanck, Antoine Bourseiller Directed by: Agnès Varda Synopsis: A compelling experimental film from the noted French director includes a mix of staged scenarios as well as documentary-style footage of locations and people on rue Mouffetard in Paris. Kitty Cameo: In a segment entitled “des amoureux,” a man and woman […]
Reign of Terror (1949)
Alternative Title: The Black Book Warner Bros. Starring: Robert Cummings, Richard Basehart, Jess Barker Directed by: Anthony Mann Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: During the French Revolution Maximilian Robespierre (Richard Basehart) is astutely setting himself up as the future dictator of France through systematic executions of even his closest […]
She Loved a Fireman (1937)
Warner Bros. Starring: Dick Foran, Ann Sheridan, Robert Armstrong Directed by: John Farrow Synopsis: James ‘Red’ Tyler (Dick Foran) is a boasting ex-racketeer and politician who thinks fireman have a cushy job. He passes the fire fighter’s exam then irritates his old friend and rival Smokey (Robert Armstrong) who is his Captain. He also sets out to win […]
What a Wonderful World It Would Be (1965)
Jam Handy Organization Synopsis: In this film produced by Chevrolet, Bill Ryan is an assembly-line worker who lets the quality of his work slip while having a bad day. He later learns that quality of work matters when his son is injured in an accident. Purr Blur: Bill’s son stops at a building demolition site with his […]
Local Boy Makes Good (1931)
First National Pictures Starring: Joe E. Brown, Dorothy Lee, Ruth Hall Directed by: Mervyn LeRoy Synopsis: College botany student John Augustus Miller (Joe E. Brown) is a timid young man who writes love letters to a beauty queen winner (Dorothy Lee) bragging about how he is an athlete but never sends them. When one of the letters is […]
Alfred Hitchcock Presents – “Toby”
Original Air Date: November 4, 1956 Starring: Alfred Hitchcock, Jessica Tandy, Robert H. Harris Directed by: Robert Stevens Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a MAJOR spoiler for this episode! Synopsis: The scene is New York in 1910 and Albert Birch (Robert H. Harris) welcomes his former love Edwina (Jessica Tandy) back into his life after […]
Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979)
Don Bluth Productions Starring: Scatman Crothers, Beah Richards, Sparky Marcus Directed by: Don Bluth Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A mischievous farm kitten named Banjo (voiced by Sparky Marcus) continually gets into trouble at home. He decides to hitch a ride on a feed truck to the big […]
Safety With Animals (1961)
Grover-Jennings Production Synopsis: An educational film intending to teach young children how to act and how not to act around a variety of animals, both wild and domesticated. Kitty Cameo: In one segment a little boy is seen interacting with a beautiful Maine Coon cat. The cat allows the boy to approach. The cat also seems okay […]
