RKO Radio Pictures Starring: Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Betty Grable Directed by: George Stevens Synopsis: Johnny (Bert Wheeler) and Newton (Robert Woolsey) run a cigar stand in the lobby of a music publishing company. Johnny hopes to have his songs discovered and Newton has invented a machine which makes people tell the truth. When the head song publisher […]
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc. Starring: Penny, Tabby Associate Producers: Gordon Weisenborn & John W. Barnes Synopsis: The riveting tale of a family’s busy Saturday in which everyone in the household is too busy to play with the family dog, Penny. As a result, Penny seeks entertainment by doing not such nice things. Featured Feline Having been ignored by every […]
Paramount Pictures Starring: Shirley Booth, Paul Ford, Anthony Perkins, Robert Morse Also Starring: Orangey Directed by: Joseph Anthony Synopsis: Thornton Wilder’s play about matchmaker Dolly Levi (Shirley Booth) is brought to life in its originial non-musical version. Love is in the air as wealthy store-owner Horace Vandergelder (Paul Ford) takes Dolly up on her offer to introduce him to […]
Original Air Date: October 29, 1965 Starring: Jim Nabors, Frank Sutton, Ronnie Schell, Ted Bessell Directed by: Christian Nyby Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Gomer Pyle (Jim Nabors) defies Sgt. Carter’s (Frank Sutton) orders when he smuggles a cat aboard a naval vessel during manuevers. Cat Co-Star: Henrietta is an orange tabby […]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Starring: Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan, Hermione Gingold, Maurice Chevalier Directed by: Vincente Minnelli Synopsis: A rich, lush musical set in turn of the century Paris follows the story of a young girl named Gigi (Leslie Caron) who befriends a society playboy named Gaston (Louis Jourdan.) Their friendship evolves into something more as Gigi comes of age, but […]
MGM Studios Starring: Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Joyce Jamison Directed by: Roger Corman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A classic trilogy of terror based (somewhat loosely) on the short stories of Edgar Allen Poe. Includes the segments Morella, The Black Cat and The Facts in the Case of M. […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage covers auditions in London’s West End for a black cat to co-star in an unidentified stage play alongside human actors Jimmy Hanley, Grace Arnold and Hazel Court. Reality Cats: It’s a virtual sea of black cats in this open cat cattle call. The aspiring feline thespians are brought by their owners, beckoned […]
Vitaphone Corporation Narrator: Knox Manning Directed by: Richard L. Bare Synopsis: A Joe McDoakes short comedy about a man who believes he is allergic to everything. Purr Blur: In a segment called “Kachoo’s Who,” one of the allergy culprits is, of course, a cat. A man is seen sitting in a chair with a cat in his lap, which […]
Aurora Starring: Elizabeth Hartman, Dom DeLuise, Derek Jacobi Directed by: Don Bluth Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains slight spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The dark and intense story of a field mouse named Mrs. Brisby (voiced by Elizabeth Hartman) who goes to great lengths to save the lives of her family from a farmer’s tractor. […]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Starring: Lionel Barrymore, Karen Morley, Diane Sinclair Directed by: Charles Brabin Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains slight spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Lawyer Jeff Keane (Lionel Barrymore) sets his sights on a Senate seat in order to replace a crooked incumbent. Once in Washington, he starts out living by his ideals but then […]