Hal Roach Studios Starring: Stepin Fetchit, Allen ‘Farina’ Hoskins Directed by: Robert McGowan Synopsis: The Gang’s friend Stepin gets a letter from an admirer while Mary Ann enlists Wheezer’s help to relay the ingredients to make taffy from the radio. Purr Blurs: When Stepin enters his home there is both a gray and white cat and a black cat […]
Universal Pictures Starring: Boris Karloff, Zita Johann Directed by: Karl Freund Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: British archeologists uncover the mummy of Imhotep (Boris Karloff) who comes back to life to seek the woman he died for centuries before. Kitty Cameo: In several scenes Imhotep is seen sitting with […]
Focus Features Starring: Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener Directed by: Andrew Fleming Synopsis: Dana Marschz (Steve Coogan) is a failed actor working as a drama teacher in a Tucscon, Arizona high school who tries to save his class from budget cuts by staging an original musical sequel to Hamlet. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): When Dana decides to sit down and […]
Original Title: Spooks: The Greater Good Twentieth Century Fox Starring: Kit Harington, Tuppence Middleton Directed by: Bharat Nalluri Synopsis: Based on the British spy series Spooks, ex-MI-5 agent Will Holloway (Kit Harington) is called upon to return to the fold when his former mentor Harry Pearce (Peter Firth) appears to have gone rogue, working with an enemy terrorist. Purr […]
TriStar Pictures Starring: Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder Directed by: Maurice Phillips Synopsis: An ex-con named Eddie (Richard Pryor) is assigned to assist an ex-mental patient named George (Gene Wilder) to rehabilitate back into society but instead the pair are caught up in a con man’s scheme to pass George off as a millionaire. Kitty Carnage Warning! In one scene […]
Original Air Date: November 5, 1965 Starring: Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, Ilse Taurins Directed by: Harvey Hart Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: James T. West (Robert Conrad) and Artemus Gordon (Ross Martin) travel to Albania to try to find the whereabouts of a missing Princess and become the targets of […]
Walt Disney Productions Narrated by: Sterling Holloway Directed by: Clyde Geronimi Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: One of the segments from the feature film Make Mine Music, this is the animated telling of the Russian fairy tale set to music written by Sergei Prokofiev. Peter is a small […]
Hal Roach Studios Starring: Charley Chase, Thelma Todd, Edgar Kennedy Directed by: James W. Horne Synopsis: Charley finds out that he has inherited a large fortune and goes on vacation to a hotel where he is beset by gold diggers, only to mistake millionairess Thelma (Todd) for one of his stalkers. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In the beginning of […]
Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Boris Karloff, Marian Marsh Directed by: R. William Neill Synopsis: Twin brothers Gregor and Anton de Berghman (both played by Boris Karloff) are born under a family prophesy which says the younger brother will kill the older in a mysterious black room which is sealed to keep the prediction from coming true. Cat Burglar […]
Warner Bros. Starring: Jack Lemmon, Walter Mathau Directed by: Howard Deutch Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Neighbors, friends and sometimes rivals John Gustafson (Jack Lemmon) and Max Goldman (Walter Mathau) are planning the wedding between their kids when Max falls for a new resident in town, the […]