Laugh-O-Gram Films Directed by: Walt Disney Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: One of Walt Disney’s early Laugh-o-Gram films. A boy and his cat try to win love from the King’s daughter and chauffeur, respectively. When both fail Puss comes up with a plan inspired by a Rodolph Vaselino […]
Hal Roach Studios Starring: Ernest Morrison, Mickey Daniels, Jackie Condon Directed by: Robert F. McGowan, Tom McNamara Synopsis: The various members of the gang have chores to do on Saturday morning, but eventually each shirks their responsibilities to play pirates instead. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): The first kid featured in this short is Ernest Morrison as he is awakened […]
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Starring: Hope Lange, Suzy Parker, Diane Baker Directed by: Jean Negulesco Synopsis: Based on the novel by Rona Jaffe, this lavish soap opera follows the hopes and dreams of three women working in the secretary pool of a major NY publishing company and their trials and tribulations with love. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): One […]
English Title: Here’s Your Life Svensk Filmindustri (SF) Starring: Eddie Axberg, Catti Edfeldt, Ulla Sjöblom Directed by: Jan Troell Synopsis: The story of a boy named Olof Persson (Eddie Axberg) who is coming of age and trying to find his place in the world in rural Sweden at the time of the first World War. Kitty Cameos: Olof takes a […]
Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF) Starring: Cathryn Harrison, Therese Giehse, Joe Dallesandro Directed by: Louis Malle Synopsis: A stark, surrealistic film in which a girl named Lily (Cathryn Harrison) flees a war between the sexes and finds herself on an allegorical estate which defies description. Purr Blur: When Lily first enters the strange estate she looks around the large […]
RKO Radio Pictures Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Robert Young, Ralph Bellamy Directed by: John Cromwell Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A mountain girl named Trigger Hicks (Katharine Hepburn) is a tough and feisty loner who turns to prayer for healing her neighbors, but when her fiery nature and outrageous behavior […]
Original Air Date: September 22, 1986 Starring: Max Wright, Anne Schedeen, Paul Fusco Also Starring: Sparks Directed by: Tom Patchett Synopsis: In the pilot episode of this sitcom, the Tanner family is shocked when a spacecraft crashes into their garage. Inside they find an Alien Life Form, a wise-cracking furry creature, which endears himself to the family, making it hard […]
Original Air Date: September 23, 1962 Starring: George O’Hanlon, Penny Singleton, Jean Vander Pyl Directed by: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna Synopsis: The animated series about The Jetson family living on a futuristic Earth where the cities are built so high above the ground you never see any actual terra firma. Cartoon Cat: In the show’s memorable end theme song, George […]
Charles Chaplin Productions Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Phyllis Allen, Mack Swain Directed by: Charlie Chaplin Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A laborer (Charlie Chaplin) earns a day’s wages by working on a construction site, parties all night and comes home to his angry wife the next morning. Kitty Cameo: This […]
Universal Pictures Starring: Colin Clive, Boris Karloff, Marilyn Harris Directed by: James Whale Synopsis: The classic screen adaptation of Mary Shelley’s novel. Scientist Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) becomes obsessed with the idea of creating life from dead tissue and ultimately creates a man from exhumed body parts who has some trouble adjusting to the world. Kitty Cameo: One of […]