Paramount Pictures Starring: John Wayne, Kim Darby, H.W. Gim Also Starring: Orangey Directed by: Henry Hathaway Synopsis: A young woman named Mattie Ross (Kim Darby) hires a renegade marshall, Rooster Cogburn (John Wayne), to help her track down and capture her father’s murderer who is in hiding in Indian territory. Cinema Cat: Orangey makes a notable appearance in this classic […]
Original Air Date: February 3, 2003 Starring: Ray Romano, Brad Garrett, Chris Elliott Directed by: Gary Halvorson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: When Robert (Brad Garrett) decides he is going to propose to Amy (Monica Horan) he goes through the formality of asking her parents for her hand and is […]
Walt Disney Productions Starring: Ruth Clifford Directed by: Charles Nichols Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Figaro the kitten is driven to distraction by the singing of Frankie the canary and sets out to quiet the bird, perhaps permanently, much to the consternation of Minnie Mouse (voiced by Ruth […]
Key Productions Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An educational film in which a little girl named Helen prepares to take her pet cat Kitty to school for a pet show but first has to go through her morning hygiene and nutrition routine. Featured Feline: The incredibly patient […]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios Starring: Margaret Rutherford, Ron Moody, Stella Tanner Directed by: George Pollock Synopsis: Agatha Christie’s sleuth Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford) joins a theatrical company to get to the truth behind a murder mystery for which she has acted as a juror. Kitty Cameo: During the course of her investigation, Miss Marple rooms at a boarding house where […]
English Title: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter . . . and Spring Korea Pictures Starring: Yeong-su Oh, Ki-duk Kim, Young-min Kim Directed by: Ki-duk Kim Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Beautifully filmed story about a monk who lives in a temple on a lake in the middle of the Korean […]
Hal Roach Studios Starring: Mickey Daniels, Joe Cobb, Charles Stevenson Directed by: Robert F. McGowan Synopsis: The parents of the Our Gang kids are conned by a man into putting on a school play to raise money, so the kids are pushed into performing a theatrical show about Ancient Rome. Purr Blur: This silent short begins with the Our […]
Jam Handy Organization Narrated by: Walter O’Keefe Synopsis: A woman worries about having company over when her furniture looks so terrible. She visits a Singer center, learns to sew and transforms her house like magic! Commercial Cat: In the very beginning of this short film commercial, the announcer Walter “O’Keefe says he’s turning the microphone over to the […]
Original Air Date: October 14, 2003 Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce Directed by: Sheldon Epps Synopsis: Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) finds himself being a fifth wheel as the only single person in his family, so he agrees to a blind date arranged by Roz (Peri Gilpin) only to have someone better come along mid-date. Featured Feline: Frasier explains […]
International Film Service Directed by: Gregory La Cava Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A short animated film featuring the characters from The Katzenjammer Kids comic strip by Rudolph Dirks. Der Captain presents Mama with the gift of a life insurance policy and she plans to reward him […]