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 […]
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 […]