Pat Sullivan Cartoons Directed by: Otto Messmer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Felix the Cat rescues a mouse from a trap and is promised a favor in return, which he collects on when his human friend, a boy named Willie, has to practice piano instead of going […]
Directed by: Étienne-Jules Marey Synopsis: An example of Marey’s “Chronophotography”, this very short sequence of photos on celluloid spotlight a white cat being dropped to demonstrate how it twists in the air to land on its feet. Cinema Cat: This is considered to be the first cat to ever appear on film, hence the world’s first Cinema Cat! […]
Rene Clair Productions Starring: Walter Huston, Barry Fitzgerald, June Duprez Directed by: René Clair Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film (but not the end!) Synopsis: Based on Agatha Christie’s classic mystery. Ten people are invited to a secluded island for a weekend without knowing exactly why. They soon learn they […]
Warner Bros. Starring: Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Kien Shih Directed by: Robert Clouse Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Shaolin martial artist Lee (Bruce Lee) takes part in a mysterious martial arts tournament held on an island owned by Han (Kien Shih), a fellow Shaolin who has gone rogue, […]
Triangle Film Corporation Starring: Mae Marsh, Robert Harron, Miriam Cooper Directed by: D.W. Griffith Synopsis: An epic silent picture which spans three different time periods to tell the story of intolerance between humans through love, war and greed. Purr Blurs: The modern day tale is about a girl known as The Dear One (Mae Marsh) and The Boy (Robert […]
Parklane Pictures Inc. Starring: Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart Directed by: Robert Aldrich Synopsis: Mickey Spillane’s hard-boiled detective Mike Hammer (Ralph Meeker) gets more than he bargained for when he picks up a woman wearing only a trenchcoat who was running along a highway and the men who want her dead target him as well! Kitty Cameo: Near […]
Original Air Date: November 19, 2012 Starring: Kat Dennings, Beth Behrs, Ryan Hansen Directed by: Thomas Kail Synopsis: Caroline (Beth Behrs) wonders why Candy Andy (Ryan Hansen) won’t sleep with her while a pair of Amish boys build a barn for Chestnut in the girls’ backyard. Kitty Cameo: In the beginning of the episode Max (Kat Dennings) comes into the […]
Aesop’s Fables Studio Synopsis: Farmer Al Falfa gets into comical tangles with his cat, a mouse, and a dog, and it’s hard to say until the end who gets the last laugh! Cartoon Cat: The black cat which appears in these silent cartoons by Paul Terry (and may have been known as Thomas according to one online […]
Castle Films Synopsis: A silent short film in which a trainer is seen with his animals, including a cat, a dog, a raven who types, a penguin who wanders through town and a lion who likes to wrestle. Featured Feline: Bessie, a striped tabby, starts off the short and is introduced as a farm cat who has […]
Roadshow Attractions Starring: William Woods, Horace Carpenter, Ted Edwards Directed by: Dwain Esper Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A truly bizarre early exploitation film which is part horror movie, part psychology lecture, part instructional film on how not to act, part Edgar Allan Poe rip-off and all wonderfully […]