Pickford Corporation Starring: Mary Pickford, Johnny Mack Brown, Matt Moore Directed by: Sam Taylor Synopsis: Norma Besant (Mary Pickford) is a flirtacious Southern Belle who is a real heartbreaker. But when she falls in love with a man of whom her father does not approve, it’s her heart which is broken. Purr Blur: At the very beginning of this […]
RKO Radio Pictures Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Eve Arden Directed by: Gregory La Cava Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A screen adaptation of the play by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman. A collection of young girls, all Broadway hopefuls, share laughs, loves and tears in the […]
Original Air Date: September 24, 2013 Starring: Lamorne Morris, Zooey Deschanel, Max Greenfield Directed by: Fred Goss Synopsis: Jess (Zooey Deschanel) asks Nick (Jake Johnson) for advice on how she can fit in with her fellow teachers at school. In the meantime, Winston (Lamorne Morris) agrees to take care of Daisy’s (Brenda Song) cat, Ferguson. Featured Feline: Ferguson is an […]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: June Allyson, Joan Collins, Dolores Gray Directed by: David Miller Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Kay Ashley Hilliard (June Allyson) has been happily married to her theatrical producer husband Steve (Leslie Nielsen) for ten years, but the gossip around New York society has it that […]
Mrs. Wallace Reid Productions Starring: Priscilla Bonner, Carl Miller, Virginia Pearson Directed by: Walter Lang Synopsis: A young girl named Gabrielle (Priscilla Bonner) finds herself on trial for murder and tells her story of being forced into prostitution by the man she loves. She is then exploited by a self-centered society matron (Virginia Pearson) and shunned by society […]
Hal Roach Studios Starring: Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Anna Townsend Directed by: Fred C. Newmeyer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Sonny (Harold Lloyd) is a young man who has always been timid as a child but as a man his timidity comes across as cowardice. But when Sonny […]
Columbia Pictures Starring: Katie Holmes, Timothy Olyphant, Nathan Bexton Directed by: Doug Liman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: One night in the lives of several Generation X-ers and a bizarre drug deal gone completely awry told from several points of view. Kitty Cameo: When Ronna (Sarah Polley) and Mannie (Nathan […]
Paramount Pictures Starring: W.C. Fields, Kathleen Howard, Jean Rouverol Directed by: Norman McLeod Synopsis: Harold Bissonette (W.C. Fields) is a henpecked store owner who dreams of owning an orange grove in California. When he comes into an inheritence he has the means to make his dreams come through, that is if his family doesn’t kill him first! Purr […]
Selznick International Pictures Starring: Tommy Kelly, Jackie Moran, May Robson Directed by: Norman Taurog Synopsis: An exciting film adaptation of Mark Twain’s classic novel. Tom Sawyer (Tommy Kelly) is a mischievous but clever boy who causes worry for his Aunt Polly, falls in love with the beautiful Becky Thatcher (Ann Gillis) and makes an enemy of the dangerous […]
Original Air Date: April 25, 1956 Starring: George Montgomery, Angela Lansbury, Jean Willes Directed by: Frank Tuttle Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Dr. Stanley Wayne (George Montgomery) brings his new wife Vera (Angela Lansbury) to the home of his first wife, Julie, who drowned in the lake just outside. Vera, who […]