Directed by: Curtis Bernhardt Synopsis: Dr. Michael Corday (Glenn Ford) learns compassion when he falls in love with one of his patients named Evelyn (Janet Leigh). Purr Blur: In one scene Dr. Corday is walking to a tenement building in Spanish Harlem to see a young boy who’s throat is closed up. As the doctor […]
Original Air Date: January 1, 1976 Directed by: Michael Apted Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: A performance of the Harold Pinter play finds confusion about a possible affair between Bill (Malcolm McDowell) and Stella (Helen Mirren) which leaves Bill’s partner Harry (Laurence Olivier) and Stella’s husband […]
Original Air Date: December 31, 1969 Directed by: Robert M. Leeds Synopsis: The Clampetts again visit Hooterville in this crossover episode with the series Petticoat Junction. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): When Granny (Irene Dunne), Jed (Buddy Ebsen) and Elly May (Donna Douglas) arrive in Hooterville they stop at Sam Drucker’s (Frank Cady) General Store. There […]
Also Known As: The Wonderful World of Those Cuckoo Crazy Animals; also Paws, Claws & Jaws Directed by: Paul M. Heller, Alan Myerson, Fred Weintraub Synopsis: A compilation of old movie clips focused on animal actors. Featured Felines: The opening title card for the film shows one cat actor, most likely a drawing of Orangey […]
Synopsis: A British Public Information Film which alerts people to check for loose carpeting in the home of their elderly family and friends. Kitty Cameo: The PIF begins with an elderly woman lying on the floor in the entry hallway of her home. A gray cat is sitting beside her. The film then flashes back […]
Directed by: Scott Smith Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Jamie (Maggie Lawson) owns the True Love Bookstore and Café which is in danger of being taken over by a development whose architect happens to be her first love Sawyer (Sam Page). Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): […]
Directed by: Tamara Jenkins Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Wendy (Laura Linney) and John Savage (Philip Seymour Hoffman) find themselves having to come together as siblings despite a troubled past to care for their ailing father Lenny (Philip Bosco). Featured Feline: Wendy owns a female […]
Directed by: Barbara Peeters Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Mutated fishmen wreak havoc on a small California coastal town. Purr Blur: At one point Carol Hill (Cindy Weintraub) is looking for the family dog (which, unknown to her, ran afoul of the creatures the night […]
Directed by: Alberto Cavalcanti Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Aspiring writer Christopher Drew (Stephen Murray) explores the seedier side of life and gets in over his head when he witnesses a murder. Purr Blur: In one scene Frankie Ketchen (Rosalyn Boulter) and Christopher Drew are […]
Original Air Date: October 1, 1964 Directed by: James V. Kern Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Mike (Tim Considine) and Sally (Meredith MacRae) have different views about shower gifts; Sally thinks the gift can cost a bit more if it reflects a romantic gesture while Mike […]