Warner Bros. Starring: Doris Day, Robert Cummings, Phil Silvers Directed by: Jack Donohue Synopsis: The superstitious Candy Williams (Doris Day) and the entertainment troupe she is with fall upon hard times, leaving them stranded in a hotel in Miami, Florida. But things start looking up when they have a chance to do a show with a noted songwriter […]
Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard Directed by: Del Lord Synopsis: The Three Stooges are door to door salesmen who fall into the job of caretaking for a scientist who wants them to protect his inventions from spies. Kitty Cameo: After being left alone in the house, a piano starts to play from somewhere. The […]
Paramount Pictures Starring: Gene Barry, Ann Robinson Directed by: Byron Haskin Synopsis: Based on the story by H.G. Wells, a Martian invasion threatens the existence of mankind on Earth. Kitty Cameo: Near the end of the film Los Angeles is being evacuated and people are scrambling to find ways to escape the impending doom. As mobs of people fight […]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: Red Skelton, Virginia O’Brien Directed by: Robert Alton Synopsis: Merton Gill (Red Skelton) is an aspiring movie star who leaves Kansas to travel to Hollywood where he finds the path to stardom is not as easy as he’d hoped. Kitty Cameo: In one scene Merton meets a newfound friend in stuntwoman Phyllis Montague (Virginia O’Brien) after […]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse Directed by: Rouben Mamoulian Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A musical adaptation of the film Ninotchka. Ninotchka Yoschenko (Cyd Charisse) is sent to Paris to follow up on the trail of three Soviet agents and finds herself coming under the spell […]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: Robert Montgomery, Robert Young Directed by: Jack Conway Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some major spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Lieut. Thomas Knowlton USN (Robert Montgomery) struggles with love and war as one of the members of a submarine crew fighting in the Mediterranean during World War I. Cat Burglar (Scene […]
Original Air Date: December 24, 1972 Starring: Leonard Nimoy, Lorraine Gary Directed by: Gerald Perry Finnerman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Henry Auden (Leonard Nimoy) is newly widowed, having lost his invalid wife, and is given the present of a cat by one of her closest friends, Barbara (Lorraine Gary). […]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: Bob Geldof, Christine Hargreaves Directed by: Alan Parker Synopsis: A rock star named Pink (Bob Geldof) struggles with mental illness brought on by a troubled childhood, a broken heart and a grueling tour. Kitty Cameo: In one scene set in the past, Pink’s mother (Christine Hargreaves) is sitting outside of her home with Pink in a […]
Hepworth Starring: May Clark Directed by: Cecil M. Hepworth, Percy Stow Synopsis: This short silent film marks the first movie telling of Lewis Carroll’s classic story. The film only exists in partial form. Featured Feline: Fortunately one of the segments which survives, albeit in rough form, is the scene in which Alice (May Clark) is with the Cheshire Cat, […]
Universal Pictures Starring: Cristina Raines, Burgess Meredith, Chris Sarandon Directed by: Michael Winner Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Successful model Alison Parker (Cristina Raines) moves into an old, unique apartment building in New York and begins to notice strange things happening around and to her. Featured Feline: Shortly after […]