Picture Snatcher (1933)

Warner Bros. Starring: James Cagney, Ralph Bellamy, Patricia Ellis Directed by: Lloyd Bacon Synopsis: Danny (James Cagney) is an ex-con who decides to go straight upon his release and seeks work at a disreputable newspaper as a picture snatcher.  He also accidentally falls in love with the daughter of the policeman who arrested him! Kitty Cameo: When Danny finds […]

2 Broke Girls – “And the Fat Cat”

Original Air Date: March 23, 2015 Starring: Kat Dennings, Beth Behrs, Jennifer Coolidge Directed by: Fred Savage Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: The girls’ cat Nancy goes missing but is found and returned by a good-looking venture capitalist.  While Caroline (Beth Behrs) has hopes of finding a backer for their […]

Not Now (1936)

Fleischer Studios Starring: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel Directed by: Dave Fleischer Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Betty Boop’s beauty sleep is interrupted by a cat wailing on her back fence.  Her loyal pup Pudgy chases after the cat but may not be enough of a match for the […]

Cat’s Accessories (1965)

British Pathé Synopsis: Mrs. Dorothy Soapstone’s cat’s accessories shop in Bedford, Bedfordshire, is showcased in this newsreel where every kind of cat collectible imaginable is featured. Reality Cats: While this store appears to be every cat lover’s dream the cats don’t seem quite as enthusiastic about it.  First a Siamese cat is fitted with a walking collar […]

The Hoodlum (1919)

Mary Pickford Company Starring: Mary Pickford, Ralph Lewis, Kenneth Harlan Directed by: Sidney A. Franklin Synopsis: A spoiled rich girl named Amy (Mary Pickford) defies her business tycoon grandfather to live with her sociology writer father in the slums of New York, not expecting the reality of the world she is about to enter. Kitty Cameo: In the opening […]

The Judge Steps Out (1947)

RKO Radio Pictures Starring: Alexander Knox, Ann Sothern Directed by: Boris Ingster Synopsis: Judge Thomas Bailey (Alexander Knox) feels burdened by his society-climbing wife and takes advantage of a miscommunication to disappear, leaving Boston and taking up residence at a California eatery where he falls in love with the owner, a single woman named Peggy (Ann Sothern). Kitty […]

Carry On Spying (1964)

Peter Rogers Productions Starring: Kenneth Williams, Barbara Windsor, Bernard Cribbins Directed by: Gerald Thomas Synopsis: This entry in the Carry On series sees the gang as international master spies (well, maybe not so masterful) as they try to track down the secret formula which is making its way to the evil organization STENCH. Purr Blur: When the spies arrive […]

Tender Comrade (1943)

RKO Radio Pictures Starring: Ginger Rogers, Robert Ryan, Ruth Hussey Directed by: Edward Dmytryk Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A group of military wives who are working in a Los Angeles factory to help out during the war decide to take a house together to share expenses and […]

The Rockford Files – “Beamer’s Last Case”

Original Air Date: September 16, 1977 Starring: James Garner, Noah Beery Jr., James Whitmore Jr. Directed by: Stephen J. Cannell Synopsis: Jim Rockford (James Garner) cuts his vacation short (due to lack of funds) and returns home only to find that someone has stolen his identity and is living in his home, booking clients under his name and racking […]

Tin Pan Alley Cats (1943)

Warner Bros. Starring: Mel Blanc, The Four Dreamers Directed by: Bob Clampett Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: One of the infamous “Censored 11” animated shorts banned from television and distribution mostly because of severely inappropriate stereotyping.  A cat caricature of Fats Waller visits the Kit-Kat Club and the […]