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 […]
Media Design School Starring: Delaney O’Hara, Anthea Hill Directed by: James Cunningham Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A kitten named Freda (voiced by Delaney O’Hara) applies for a job as a witch’s familiar. Cartoon Cat: Freda applies to a witch named Zoe (Anthea Hill) who asks her qualifications. Freda […]
American International Pictures (AIP) Starring: Vincent Price, Peter Lorre Also Starring: Rhubarb Directed by: Jacques Tourneur Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A dark comedy in which a funeral parlor director named Waldo Trumbull (Vincent Price) strives to drum up business, even when there isn’t any. Cinema Cat: This film […]
Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Rosalind Russell, Richard Quine Directed by: Alexander Hall Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Sisters Ruth (Rosalind Russell) and Eileen Sherwood (Janet Blair) leave Ohio and move to New York City to pursue their careers. Kitty Cameo: The sisters move into a basement apartment where many […]
Mary Pickford Company Starring: Mary Pickford, George Regas Directed by: Frances Marion Synopsis: War touches the lives of lighthouse keeper Angela (Mary Pickford) and her brothers. Purr Blur: The film opens in the little town where Angela lives. A rising young profiteer named Tony (George Regas) is seen selling fish. There is a disagreement between a customer and Tony […]
English Title: The Night of a Thousand Cats Avant Films S.A. Starring: Hugo Stiglitz, Anjanette Comer Directed by: René Cardona Jr. Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A rich playboy (Hugo Stiglitz) picks up girls around Acapulco in his helicopter and whisks them away to his castle where he keeps […]
Original Air Date: January 8, 1993 Starring: Bob Newhart, Cynthia Stevenson Directed by: Michael Zinberg Synopsis: Bob (Newhart) hates birthday surprises and the singing of the birthday song at the best of times, but even moreso when he has a crushing headache. Featured Feline: Otto the cat makes two of his classic appearances in this episode. At the beginning Kaye […]
The Animation School Directed by: Saeed Adams Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A pug puppy named Noodle gives his kitten pal MoeMoe some coffee in hopes of making him more energetic and ready for play. It works too well! Cartoon Cat: MoeMoe is a tabby kitten who loves […]
B.B. Optics Directed by: Bill Brand Synopsis: A silent experimental film in which footage of kittens in manipulated to look like zip-a-tone. Kitty Cameos: The footage of the kittens is manipulated to appear as a series of dots with color motion, freeze frames and negative exposures in the mix. It can be hard to make out the kittens, […]
Artanis Productions Inc. Starring: Frank Sinatra, Faye Dunaway Directed by: Brian G. Hutton Synopsis: Police inspector Edward Delaney (Frank Sinatra) tackles one last case before retirement as he tries to catch a serial killer. Kitty Cameo: Delaney’s wife (Faye Dunaway) spends the movie in the hospital as she is suffering from an illness. During one visit, she asks Delaney […]