Hal Roach Studios Starring: Allen ‘Farina’ Hoskins, Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon Directed by: Robert F. McGowan (as Anthony Mack) Synopsis: It’s Election Day, both for the city and the gang, and poor Farina is caught between the two opposing camps who want his vote. Purr Blur: At one point Farina, at the suggestion of his little sister Pleurisy, disguises […]
Warner Bros. Starring: Mel Blanc Directed by: Chuck Jones Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Marc Antony the bulldog is distracted from his construction yard watchdog job by an adorable kitten and a thieving alley cat. Cartoon Cats: Pussyfoot returns once again and is found after rolling from a garbage […]
Hal Roach Studios Starring: Joe Cobb, Mickey Daniels Directed by: Robert F. McGowan Synopsis: The gang plan to put on a presentation of Uncle Tom’s Cabin but only if Uncle Tom, played by Joe, can finish his yard work. Kitty Cameo: In the middle of the play the Gang’s dog, who is tied to the outside of the cabin, […]
Paramount Pictures Starring: Keith Carradine, Harvey Keitel Directed by: Ridley Scott Synopsis: An officer in Napoleon’s army named d’Hubert (Keith Carradine) finds himself embroiled in a decades-long series of duels with Feraud (Harvey Keitel), a man who will not stop challenging him until he has achieved satisfaction. Kitty Cameo: In one early scene Feraud is seen arm wrestling in […]
Warner Bros. Starring: Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson Directed by: David Butler Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A musical remake of the film Cowboy from Brooklyn. Steve Carroll (Dennis Morgan) and Danny Foster (Jack Carson) are song and dance men who become stranded at a dude ranch in Texas […]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: Robert Walker, Hedy Lamarr, June Allyson Directed by: Richard Thorpe Synopsis: The lonely Princess Veronica (Hedy Lamarr) stays at a New York hotel and befriends bellboy Jimmy Dobson (Robert Walker) who begins neglecting his girlfriend Leslie (June Allyson). Purr Blur: Leslie is bedridden and cannot walk, so in one scene Jimmy’s friend Carl (Rags Ragland) carries […]
English Title: The Night Porter Lotar Film Productions Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Charlotte Rampling Directed by: Liliana Cavani Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Max (Dirk Bogarde) is a former Gestapo agent working as a night porter in Vienna when one of his former victims, a girl named Lucia (Charlotte Rampling) […]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: Stewart Granger, Wendell Corey, Cyd Charisse Directed by: Andrew Marton Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Jules Vincent (Stewart Granger) is a resourceful French-Canadian tracker who resists being brought in by Mountie Constable Pedley (Wendell Corey) to stand trial for murder. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): One probably […]
Original Air Date: September 9, 2015 Starring: Noah Reid, Amy Sedaris Directed by: Michael Patrick Jann Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Kevin (Noah Reid) would rather forget his birthday and especially so when Julia (Amy Sedaris) has to handle a cat emergency and leaves him in charge of the office […]
Walt Disney Productions Starring: Bing Crosby Directed by: James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney Synopsis: An animated telling of two classic stories; The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving. Cartoon Cats: Now a Halloween favorite, the Disney version of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is difficult for many to […]