Original Air Date: December 22, 1957 Starring: Dorothy Stickney, Harry Tyler, Raymond Bailey Directed by: Justus Addiss Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Miss Paisley (Dorothy Stickney) is a lonely older woman who is surprised when an orange tabby cat wanders in through her window one day. She comes to love […]
MPL Communications Starring: Paul McCartney, Windsor Davies, June Whitfield Directed by: Geoff Dunbar Synopsis: The beloved childen’s comic strip character Rupert Bear comes to life in this colorful and musical short film produced and scored by Paul McCartney. Rupert goes exploring and follows some frogs as they make their way to a secret location for a very special […]
Frith Films Commentator: George Barclay Producer and Photographer: Emily Benton Frith Synopsis: The story of Fluffy and Tommy and their litter of newborn kittens, as well as Fluffy’s sister Muffy’s older litter with her mate Calico. It’s like Peyton Place with cats (except nothing really happens). Reality Star Cats This short educational film is a quaint little look into […]
Directed by: Tod Browning Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a small spoiler for this film! Synopsis: When Sir Karell Borotin (Holmes Herbert) is found murdered with puncture wounds on his neck, the superstitious townspeople assume it was due to vampires. One year later the late Sir Karell’s daughter, Irena (Elizabeth Allan) […]
Walt Disney Productions Starring: Christina Ricci, Doug E. Doug, Michael McKean, Bess Armstrong Also Starring: Elvis Directed by: Bob Spiers Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A remake of the 1965 original Disney film. In this version the maid of a wealthy couple (the husband is played by Dean Jones, […]
Argos Films Starring: Jean Négroni, Hélène Chatelain, Davos Hanich Directed by: Chris Marker Synopsis: A thought-provoking experimental film comprised almost entirely of still photographs which follows a post World War III prisoner, known only as The Man (Davos Hanich), who takes part in time-traveling experiments staged by his captors to the past and the future. Purr Blurs: When The […]
Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Marlon Brandon, Eva Marie Saint, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb Directed by: Elia Kazan Synopsis: Terry Malloy (Marlon Brandon) is an ex-prizefighter working on the waterfront under the dockworkers’ union which is being exploited by the ruthless mob kingpin Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb). Terry starts to question the mob’s stranglehold on him when […]
Original Air Date: April 6, 1966 Starring: Patty Duke, William Schallert, Jean Byron, Paul O’Keefe Directed by: Harry Falk Synopsis: An enterprising neighborhood kid (Clint Howard) sells three kittens to Patty (Patty Duke) and Ross (Paul O’Keefe) who hope they can turn a profit by selling them to someone else. Eventually the kittens become “lost” and “found” by different […]
Warner Bros. Directed by: Chuck Jones Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Marc Anthony is a tough bulldog whose heart is won over by a homeless little kitten. He takes the kitten home and then scrambles to keep the precious bundle of fur hidden from his owner. Cartoon […]
Mack Sennett Comedies Starring: Ben Turpin, Harry Gribbon, Madeline Hurlock Directed by: Del Lord Synopsis: A bumbling aspiring actor named Joe Magee (Ben Turpin) stumbles into doing a stunt for a movie being filmed. The director (Harry Gribbon) ends up casting him in the film only to find that Magee doesn’t take direction as well as they would […]