Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Marlon Brandon, Eva Marie Saint, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb Directed by: Elia Kazan Synopsis: Terry Malloy (Marlon Brandon) is an ex-prizefighter working on the waterfront under the dockworkers’ union which is being exploited by the ruthless mob kingpin Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb). Terry starts to question the mob’s stranglehold on him when […]
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The Patty Duke Show – “Three Little Kittens”
Original Air Date: April 6, 1966 Starring: Patty Duke, William Schallert, Jean Byron, Paul O’Keefe Directed by: Harry Falk Synopsis: An enterprising neighborhood kid (Clint Howard) sells three kittens to Patty (Patty Duke) and Ross (Paul O’Keefe) who hope they can turn a profit by selling them to someone else. Eventually the kittens become “lost” and “found” by different […]
Feed the Kitty (1952)
Warner Bros. Directed by: Chuck Jones Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Marc Anthony is a tough bulldog whose heart is won over by a homeless little kitten. He takes the kitten home and then scrambles to keep the precious bundle of fur hidden from his owner. Cartoon […]
The Dare-Devil (1923)
Mack Sennett Comedies Starring: Ben Turpin, Harry Gribbon, Madeline Hurlock Directed by: Del Lord Synopsis: A bumbling aspiring actor named Joe Magee (Ben Turpin) stumbles into doing a stunt for a movie being filmed. The director (Harry Gribbon) ends up casting him in the film only to find that Magee doesn’t take direction as well as they would […]
Fanatic (1965)
Also known as: Die! Die! My Darling! Columbia Pictures / Hammer Film Productions Starring: Tallulah Bankhead, Stefanie Powers, Peter Vaughan Directed by: Silvio Narizzano Synopsis: Patricia Carroll (Stefanie Powers) has plans to marry her fiancé in London, but she feels compelled to pay a visit to the mother of her former fiancé who died in a tragic accident. Mrs. […]
That Darn Cat! (1965)
Walt Disney Productions Starring: Hayley Mills, Dean Jones, Dorothy Provine, Roddy McDowell Also Starring: Syn Directed by: Robert Stevenson Synopsis: A bank teller (Grayson Hall) is kidnapped after a robbery and held hostage by the crooks (Neville Brand and Frank Gorshin.) She manages to slip her watch on the neck of D.C., a wandering neighborhood feline. When the cat’s […]
The Hard Way (1943)
Warner Bros. Starring: Ida Lupino, Dennis Morgan, Joan Leslie, Jack Carson Directed by: Vincent Sherman Synopsis: Two sisters, Helen (Ida Lupino) and Katharine (Joan Leslie) have grown up poor in an industrial town. Helen, driven by ambition to improve their lives, pushes her talented sister to marry a song and dance man (Jack Carson) in order to get […]
The Gorilla (1939)
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Starring: The Ritz Brothers, Patsy Kelly, Anita Louise Directed by: Allan Dwan Synopsis: The wealthy Walter Stevens (Lionel Atwill) receives a threatening letter from a killer known as “The Gorilla.” He calls on the Acme Detective Agency (The Ritz Brothers) to protect him and scary hilarity ensues. Kitty Cameo: At the beginning of the […]
Witches of East End – “Pilot”
Original Air Date: October 6, 2013 Starring: Julia Ormond, Mädchen Amick Directed by: Mark Waters Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Two sisters, Joanna (Julia Ormond) and Wendy (Mädchen Amick) are two witches who have had to deal with their individual family curses for centuries. Joanna is cursed to repeatedly bare […]
Animal Farm (1954)
A Halas and Batchelor Production Starring: Gordon Heath, Maurice Denham Directed by: Joy Batchelor and John Halas Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The original animated version of George Orwell’s novel. The animals on the drunken and cruel Mr. Jones’ farm rise up against the man and create their […]
