Gaumont British News Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows the latest fashions from America for women, cats and dogs. Reality Cats: After the segment showing off women’s fashions, the narrator explains that all this talk about fur is rather looked down on by those who wear their own fur coats and attend their own fashion shows, too. […]
Directed by: T.R. Thumwood Synopsis: A promotional film for the Austin engine shows them being installed in a yacht which then takes a pleasure cruise along the Cornish coast. Reality Cats: While touring Mevagissey, two longhair black cats are sitting on the narrow street where the women are walking. Purr Blurs: Earlier in Polperro a […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows numerous Siamese cats on display at the Siamese Cat Club exhibition at Shepherd’s Bush. Reality Cats: Numerous Siamese cats are shown throughout this newsreel segment, including one cat in a basket. Another basket is opened to reveal numerous Siamese kittens. The exhibition hall is then filmed. There follows numerous […]
Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A silent filmed experiment from the University of Rochester shows several cats used in the study of learned token-reward habits. Reality Cats: The tests involve placing the cat subjects into a lighted box with a window so they can be […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows cats in competition at the cat show in Olympia, London. Reality Cats: Several breeds of cats are featured in this segment, starting with some Siamese kittens. Next a couple of Turkish Vans are shown. A Blue Persian is combed by one of the judges. Abyssinian kittens are mentioned as […]
Original Title: Berlin – Die Sinfonie der Großstadt Directed by: Walther Ruttmann Synopsis: A fascinating look at a day in the city of Berlin through footage set to music. Reality Cats: A few cats are seen throughout the film. In the morning segment, a black and white cat is walking down a sidewalk, pausing momentarily […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows a strange American competition in which grown men see who can “put the cat out” the fastest. Reality Cats: This very bizarre competition has men dressed in nightgowns jumping up from a row of beds and running to a line of doors some distance away while carrying cats. Kitty […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage of dogs at the Metropolitan and Essex Dog Show followed by cats at the Crystal Cats Show both held at Olympia. Reality Cats: After the dogs are featured the cats are up. A girl is holding two longhair cats. Some Siamese kittens are in a cage looking at the camera. […]
Directed by: Alex Gibney Synopsis: A look at the controversial career of forensic psychiatrist Dorothy Otnow Lewis and her theories about serial killers and Dissociative Identity Disorder. Reality Cat: Dorothy owns a Sphynx cat which is seen in her home several times throughout the film. Final Mewsings: Cats are also psychologically complex creatures. Relevant Links: […]
Directed by: John Fleet Synopsis: This documentary looks at the collaboration between British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and movie producer Alexander Korda. Reality Cat: Film footage includes an interview with Churchill’s secretary Sir John Peck who recalls an incident in which Churchill was in bed and commented on how a black cat lying there had […]