Mirthquake Comedies Starring: Jack Cooper, Lillian Worth Directed by: Percy Pembroke Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A husband brews some homemade beer, a lunatic is on the loose and a dark and windy night causes everyone’s imagination to run amok. Kitty Cameo: In the beginning of the silent short […]
RKO Radio Pictures Starring: Richard Dix, Lucille Ball Directed by: Lew Landers Synopsis: Nick Green (Richard Dix) is a newspaper reporter who pounds the pavement trying to get the goods on a local kingpin with the help of dance instructor Paula Sanders (Lucille Ball). Kitty Cameo: As the title would imply the action takes place over the course of […]
Paramount Pictures Starring: Marlene Dietrich, Victor McLaglen Also Starring: Blackie Directed by: Josef von Sternberg Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A prostitute named Marie Kolverer (Marlene Dietrich) is recruited by the Austrian secret police to spy on Russian soldiers. Cinema Cat: Marie owns a long-haired black cat which is […]
English Title: Bloody Territories Nikkatsu Starring: Akira Kobayashi Directed by: Yasuharu Hasebe Synopsis: Various clans of the Yakuza agree to disband except for the Oonogi Clan headed by Yuuji Komatsu (Akira Kobayashi) which leads to violence as others try to take over their area. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The nephew of the head of the Oonogi Clan is seen holding […]
Cineriz Starring: Susan Strasberg, Gianni Garko Directed by: Gillo Pontecorvo Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A Jewish girl named Edith barely escapes being gassed in a concentration camp and then does whatever she must to survive, even if it means being hated by her fellow prisoners. Kitty Cameo: The […]
Paramount Pictures Starring: Harold Lloyd, Adolphe Menjou Directed by: Leo McCarey Synopsis: Burleigh Sullivan (Harold Lloyd) is a mild-mannered milkman who, through a series of incidents, finds himself in the boxing ring vying for the championship. Purr Blur: In one scene Burleigh sees the stuffed head of a tiger on a wall and starts to try to imitate the […]
Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake Directed by: Frank R. Strayer Synopsis: Blondie (Penny Singleton) longs for a maid and gets her wish when Dagwood’s (Arthur Lake) boss sets them up in a mansion that is supposedly haunted. Purr Blur: At the beginning of the Blondie films Daisy the dog runs down the front path to fetch […]
De Fina-Cappa Starring: Kevin Corrigan, Michael Rapaport Directed by: Matthew Harrison Synopsis: Redmond (Kevin Corrigan) is a loser who searches for the meaning of life while dodging crooks and looking for love. Kitty Cameo: Having no place to live, Redmond shows up at the apartment of his buddy Stretch (Michael Rapaport). At one point Stretch sees a long-haired ginger […]
Marv Films Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nicolas Cage Directed by: Matthew Vaughn Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: High school student Dave Lizewski (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) is tired of being a nobody so he dons a wet suit and the alter-ego of a super hero he dubs Kick-Ass. Cat Burglar (Scene […]
Fleischer Studios Starring: William Costello, Mae Questel Directed by: Dave Fleischer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Popeye (voiced by William Costello) finds out he has lost his love Olive Oyl (voiced by Mae Questel) to a trapeze artist. Cartoon Cat: Much of the short is set to the song […]