Directed by: John Huston Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains minor spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Classic gritty city crime story about an ex-con named Emmerich (Louis Calhern) who gets out of prison and is looking for a backer for his planned heist of a high-end jewelry store. Amongst those recruited for […]
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Mga Pusang Gala (2005)
English Title: Stray Cats Erasto Productions Starring: Ricky Davao, Irma Adlawan, Reggie Curley, Lauren Novero, Alcris Galura Directed by: Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A quirky, interesting independent film made in the Philippines and based on the play written by Jun Lana. Boyet (Ricky Davao) is a […]
Music in My Heart (1940)
Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Tony Martin, Rita Hayworth, Edith Fellows, Alan Mowbray, Eric Blore Directed by: Joseph Santley Synopsis: Robert Gregory (Tony Martin) is an aspiring actor / singer who faces deportation just as he’s on the brink of finding success on the stage. Right after a breakout performance he rushes to catch a boat to comply with […]
Gay Purr-ee (1962)
Directed by: Abe Levitow Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Set in mid-1890’s, Mewsette (voiced by Judy Garland) is an innocent farm cat who dreams of going to Paris to seek her fortune, much to the dismay of her champion mouser boyfriend Jaune-Tom (voiced by Robert Goulet). […]
Single Room Furnished (1966)
Crown International Pictures Starring: Jayne Mansfield, Dorothy Keller, Fabian Dean, Martin Horsey Directed by: Matt Cimber Synopsis: Jayne Mansfield (in her final screen appearance) plays three incarnations of the same woman who deals with being single in a big city in different ways, going from a wide-eyed innocent child looking for love to a prostitute. The film, which […]
Cairo (1942)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Starring: Jeanette MacDonald, Robert Young, Ethel Waters Directed by: W.S. Van Dyke Synopsis: In this spy thriller comedy, Homer Smith (Robert Young) is an ambitious small-town newspaper reporter from California who gets the opportunity to go abroad to report on the war. He ends up shipwrecked and comes in contact with a British Intelligence Officer, who imparts […]
The Three Musketeers (1948)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Starring: Gene Kelly, Lana Turner, Vincent Price, June Allyson, Van Helfin Directed by: George Sidney Synopsis: A fun, colorful adaptation of Alexander Dumas’ classic story about D’Artagnan, a young nobleman who hopes to join the King’s Musketeers and his adventures in and around the French Court with his fellow swordsmen, Athos (Van Heflin), Porthos (Gig Young) and […]
Fingers at the Window (1942)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Starring: Lew Ayres, Laraine Day, Basil Rathbone, Walter Kingsford Directed by: Charles Lederer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains minor spoilers for this film. Synopsis: The city of Chicago is gripped with fear after a series of unexplainable axe murders committed by seemingly insane random men on seemingly random unsuspecting women. Edwina Brown (Laraine Day) […]
Curse of the Demon (1957)
Original Title: Night of the Demon Directed by: Jacques Tourneur Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Dr. John Holden (Dana Andrews) is an American psychologist who travels to England to attend a conference about the paranormal when the lead speaker is killed mysteriously. The deceased doctor’s […]
Lassie – “The Cat That Came to Dinner”
Original Air Date: February 22, 1959 Starring: Lassie, Jon Provost, June Lockhart, Hugh Reilly, George Chandler Guest Starring: Mustard Directed by: Franklin Adreon Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this episode. Synopsis: The Martin family find a stray cat on the doorstep, soaked through by a rainstorm and with a lame paw. They take the […]
