Alfred Hitchcock Presents – “The Older Sister”

Original Air Date: January 22, 1956 Starring: Alfred Hitchcock, Carmen Mathews, Joan Lorring Directed by: Robert Stevens Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: A dramatization of a possible scenario taking place one year after the Lizzie Borden (Carmen Mathews) murders which throws suspicion on her older sister Emma (Joan Lorring). Kitty […]

Bob’s Burgers – “There’s No Business Like Mr. Business Business”

Original Air Date: February 19, 2017 Starring: H. Jon Benjamin, Megan Mullally, John Oliver Directed by: Tyree Dillihay Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: When Gayle’s (voiced by Megan Mullaly) cat Mr. Business is scouted to replace a famous cat food spokescat, Bob (voiced by H. Jon Benjamin) finds himself not […]

The Rink (1916)

Mutual Film Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, James. T. Kelley Directed by: Charles Chaplin Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A waiter (Charlie Chaplin) serves patrons in a café and then flirts with a girl (Edna Purviance) in a roller skating rink. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): At the beginning of […]

88 Minutes (2007)

Millennium Films Starring: Al Pacino, Tammy Hui, Vicky Huang Directed by: Jon Avnet Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Forensic psychologist Jack Gramm (Al Pacino) receives a phone call saying he only has 88 minutes to live on the day a man he helped to convict is to be […]

Trap Happy Porky (1945)

Warner Bros. Starring: Mel Blanc Directed by: Charles M. Jones Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Porky Pig deals with a mouse problem by using a cat and then has to deal with a cat problem. Cartoon Cats: After Porky unsuccessfully tries to trap the mice which are running rampant […]

Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley (1918)

Mary Pickford Company Starring: Mary Pickford, William Scott, Kate Price Directed by: Marshall A. Neilan Synopsis: Amarilly Jenkins (Mary Pickford) is a girl from a poor Irish family who falls in the company of a society ne’er-do-well (Norman Kerry) which may ruin her long-standing relationship with her beau Terry (William Scott). Kitty Cameos: In one scene the Jenkins family […]

Nice Girl? (1941)

Universal Pictures Starring: Deanna Durbin, Franchot Tone, Robert Benchley Directed by: William A. Seiter Synopsis: Jane Dana (Deanna Durbin) is tired of her good girl image and so she flirts with a business associate of her father’s, inadvertently causing a small town scandal. Purr Blur: In the scene in which Jane is first introduced she is singing while preparing […]

Gentlemen Broncos (2009)

Bronco Productions Starring: Michael Angarano, Mike White Directed by: Jared Hess Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Benjamin Purvis (Michael Angarano) is an aspiring science fiction writer who becomes disillusioned when his work is optioned for a poor movie adaptation as well as stolen by a noted sci-fi author. […]

Fatal Beauty (1987)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Sam Elliott Directed by: Tom Holland Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Rita Rizzoli (Whoopi Goldberg) is a resourceful narcotics detective investigating the release of a deadly batch of cocaine known as “Fatal Beauty” which has hit the streets of L.A. Kitty Cameo: Rita owns […]

The Wild, Wild West – “The Night of the Wolf”

Original Air Date: March 31, 1967 Starring: Robert Conrad, Ross Martin Directed by: Charles Rondeau Synopsis: James West (Robert Conrad) and Artemus Gordon (Ross Martin) try to protect a man who is to be crowned king from a villainous enemy whose mystique involves werewolves. Kitty Cameo: At the beginning of the episode James enters an abandoned general store. He calls […]