Starring: Dan Beirne, Mark Little, Kayla Lorette Also Starring: Lancelot Directed by: Jordan Canning Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this web series! Synopsis: Two average guys named Philip (Dan Beirne) and Ken (Mark Little) find themselves caught up in a bit of intergalactic do-gooding when they accidentally fall into the roles of the […]
Fine Arts Films Starring: Carol Channing, Eddie Bracken Directed by: John Wilson, David Detiege Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on stories by Don Marquis and adapted from the musical stage play by Mel Brooks and Joe Darion. Archy the cockroach (voiced by Eddie Bracken) loves the promiscuous […]
Mabel Normand Feature Film Company Starring: Mabel Normand, Minnie Devereaux Directed by: F. Richard Jones, James Young Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Mickey (Mabel Normand) is an orphan girl who is raised by her father’s mining partner, Joe (George Nichols). Worried for her prospects since the mine has […]
Columbia Pictures Starring: Michael Bryant, Norman Claridge Directed by: Freddie Francis Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A carnival showman named Dr. Diabolo (Burgess Meredith) draws several persons into his sideshow attraction where he presents them with grim views of their futures in this horror anthology film. Bad Kitty: The […]
English Title: My Afternoons with Margueritte France 3 Cinéma Starring: Gérard Depardieu, Gisèle Casadesus Directed by: Jean Becker Synopsis: Germain Chazes (Gérard Depardieu) is a kind but slow man who has been told all his life by his mother, his teachers and his friends that he is too dim to ever learn much. Then he meets Margueritte (Gisèle Casadesus), […]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: Mickey Rooney, Jack Jenkins Directed by: Clarence Brown Synopsis: The moving story of a small town touched by World War II. Homer Macauley (Mickey Rooney) finds himself taking over as head of the household when his older brother Marcus (Van Johnson) is sent to fight. Purr Blur: In one scene Homer’s little brother Ulysses (Jack Jenkins) […]
Warner Bros. Starring: Fredric March, Alexis Smith, Dickie Jones Directed by: Irving Rapper Synopsis: A screen dramatization of the life of writer and humorist Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain (Fredric March), from his birth until his death. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Early in the film we see Samuel as a teenager (Dickie Jones) working at a newspaper […]
Original Air Date: December 28, 1965 Starring: Jerry Van Dyke, Ann Sothern, Paula Winslowe Directed by: Rod Amateau Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Dave Crabtree (Jerry Van Dyke) offers to take his wife Barbara (Maggie Pierce) on a long-overdue honeymoon, but Barbara’s mother Mrs. Netwick (Paula Winslowe) predicts trouble in […]
Original Air Date: January 29, 1965 Synopsis: The English dubbed version of the original Japanese anime program Jungle Emperor Leo based on the popular manga series by Osamu Tezuka. In this episode a giant mystic serpent arrives in the jungle and threatens the peace while the jungle residents continously shun poor Rancid the Reeky Bird. Cartoon Cat: In […]
Hal Roach Studios Starring: Mickey Daniels, Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon Directed by: Robert F. McGowan Synopsis: The Gang and their families plan a fun Sunday picnic but from the outset everything seems to go wrong. Kitty Cameo: At the beginning of the short film the different families are seen gathering their newspapers and bottles of milk from their front […]