The Cricket in Times Square (1973)

Chuck Jones Enterprises Starring: Mel Blanc, Les Tremayne, June Foray Directed by: Chuck Jones Synopsis: The first of several animated television specials based on the book by George Selfen. Chester C. Cricket (voiced by Les Tremayne) finds himself transported from a Connecticut field in a picnic basket to the bustling New York Times Square subway station where he […]

101 Dalmatians II: Patch’s London Adventure (2003)

Walt Disney Productions Starring: Barry Bostwick, Jason Alexander, Bobby Lockwood Directed by: Jim Kammerud, Brian Smith Synopsis: Frustrated with just being one of 101, Dalmatian puppy Patch accidentally finds himself separated from his family but comes across his television hero Thunderbolt (Barry Bostwick) who has just learned he is being written out of his own show. Cartoon Cat: After […]

The Grocery Clerk (1919)

Vitagraph Company of America Starring: Larry Semon, Lucille Carlisle, Monty Banks Directed by: Larry Semon Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A grocery clerk (Larry Semon) goes to work with his sweetheart (Lucille Carlisle) who runs the store’s post office and both face a number of calamaties on the […]

Ghost (1990)

Paramount Pictures Starring: Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Rick Aviles Directed by: Jerry Zucker Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze) and Molly Jensen (Demi Moore) are passionately in love but when Sam is suddenly murdered he finds himself as a ghostly observer and quickly realizes that […]

Please Don’t Eat the Daisies (1960)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: Doris Day, David Niven, Spring Byington Directed by: Charles Walters Synopsis: Larry Mackay (David Niven) is a succesful theater critic with a lovely wife, Kate (Doris Day), four young boys and a sheepdog.  But their lives undergo a major renovation when they move to a large fixer-upper in the country. Purr Blurs: Kate’s mother, Suzie (Spring […]

The Green Pastures (1936)

Warner Bros. Starring: Rex Ingram, Eddie ‘Rochester’ Anderson, Oscar Polk Directed by: Marc Connelly, William Keighley Synopsis: Based on a popular stage play of the time, this film offers up recreations of stories from the Old Testament as imagined by a group of rural children attending Sunday school. Purr Blur: We’ll leave other blogs to debate about the political […]

Gone with the Wind (1939)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Cammie King Conlon Directed by: Victor Fleming Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The sweeping Civil War epic follows the story of Scarlett O’Hara (Vivien Leigh) and her on again / off again relationship with Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) and the large […]

The Rifleman – “The Spiked Rifle”

Original Air Date: November 24, 1959 Starring: Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Richard Devon Directed by: John English Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Lucas McCain (Chuck Connors) agrees to ride shotgun on an expensive stagecoach delivery but doesn’t realize that the bad guys who plan to rob the stage intend to […]

Hold It! (1938)

Fleischer Studios Starring: Jack Mercer Directed by: Dave Fleischer Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: When a small town puts their cats out for the night they decide to get together and party. Cartoon Cats: This is a fun and crazy animated short from the Fleischer Studios but it starts […]

Lodge Night (1923)

Hal Roach Studios Starring: Joe Cobb, Mickey Daniels, Jackie Condon Directed by: Robert F. McGowan Synopsis: The gang have formed a secret society and induct the new kid, Joe (Joe Cobb) into the group, but their initiation is interrupted when car thieves decide to use their barn as a hideout. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): While the kids are getting […]