English Title: Flowing Toho Company Starring: Kinuyo Tanaka, Isuzu Yamada Directed by: Mikio Naruse Synopsis: The story of a geisha house and its occupants in Tokyo who have fallen on hard times. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The resident cat is an adorable little calico Japanese bobtail named Ponko. While not directly involved in the actual stories, Ponko appears several times […]
Walt Disney Productions Starring: Bobby Driscoll, Robert Newton Directed by: Byron Haskin Synopsis: The classic film version of the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson finds young Jim Hawkins (Bobby Driscoll) whisked up into the world of pirates. Purr Blur: At the very beginning of the film, a mysterious man approaches the Admiral Benbow Inn and opens the door. A […]
Starring: Frank Furko Also Starring: Pudgie Wudgie Directed by: Pablo Alvarez-Mesa, Tony Massil Synopsis: A look at the life of Frank Furko and his talented pet cat Pudgie Wudgie who became a media sensation in the pre-Internet days. Featured Feline: Pudgie Wudgie was a rescue cat who Frank realized seemed to tolerate wearing costumes. Once Frank trained him to do […]
Original Air Date: November 20, 1992 Starring: Bob Newhart, Carlene Watkins Directed by: Michael Zinberg Synopsis: Bob (Newhart) is honored when a balloon of Mad Dog is to be included in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade until the balloon gets away the night before. Featured Feline: As Bob and Kaye (Carlene Watkins) are preparing to leave for New York, Bob […]
World Enterprises Starring: William Holden, Nancy Kwan, Andy Ho Directed by: Richard Quine Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: American Robert Lomax (William Holden) arrives in Hong Kong to try his hand at painting and is intrigued by a call girl named Suzie Wong (Nancy Kwan). Cat Burglar (Scene […]
Century Film Starring: Baby Peggy, Tommy Wonder Directed by: Alfred J. Goulding Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An updated version of The Little Match Girl finds Baby Peggy wandering the snowy streets selling her wares. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In one scene Baby Peggy is sitting on the snowy […]
Directed by: Vincente Minnelli Synopsis: Actor Jack Andrus (Kirk Douglas) sees the offer to work behind the scenes on a film in Rome as an opportunity to put his troubled past behind him. Kitty Cameo: In one scene Jack confronts the young male star of the film Davie Drew (George Hamilton). Davie is lying on […]
Tiny Ponies Starring: Lena Dunham, Laurie Simmons Directed by: Lena Dunham Synopsis: Aura (Lena Dunham) has just graduated from college and finds herself in the awkward situation of having to live with her mother and sister. Kitty Cameo: There appear to be two hairless cat living in Aura’s mother’s home which are seen a few times throughout the movie. […]
Walter Wanger Productions Starring: Charles Boyer, Sigrid Gurie Directed by: John Cromwell Synopsis: Notorious thief Pepe Le Moko (Charles Boyer) eludes the Algerian police by hiding himself away in the Casbah. Purr Blurs: One segment of the film shows footage of the infamous Casbah neighborhood and a cat is seen for a moment running with what appears to be […]
Gold Circle Films Starring: Paul Rudd, Lindsay Sloane Directed by: Jeff Lowell Synopsis: A screwball comedy in which a deceased bride-to-be (Eva Longoria) haunts the psychic girlfriend (Lake Bell) of her former fiancé Henry (Paul Rudd). Kitty Cameo: Late in the film Henry has had a falling out with his sister Chloe (Lindsay Sloane) over some of the earlier […]