Universal Pictures Starring: Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick Directed by: Susan Stroman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The Broadway musical based on Mel Brooks’ classic comedy gets an over-the-top big screen adaptation. Kitty Cameo: At the opening of Leo Bloom (Matthew Broderick) and Max Bialystock’s (Nathan Lane) play Springtime for […]
The Hallmark Channel Starring: Cassidy Gifford, Wyatt Nash Directed by: Ron Oliver Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Dog-loving Laura Haley (Cassidy Gifford) and cat-loving Spencer Hodkins (Wyatt Nash) couldn’t be more opposite from each other; so mishaps ensue when the two are booked for the same vacation house […]
C.B. DeMille Productions Starring: Lina Basquette, Marie Prevost Directed by: Cecil B. DeMille Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Girl meets boy and falls in love but their diametrically opposed viewpoints on religion lead to heartbreak and even prison. Kitty Cameo: Near the end of the film the girl and […]
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 […]