Hubby’s Quiet Little Game (1926)

Hubby’s Quiet Little Game (1926)

Directed by: Del Lord Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A Mack Sennett slapstick silent comedy short involving Billy Foote (Billy Bevan), an amorous dance instructor, Thelma Stone (Thelma Parr), his new student, Jim Stone (Vernon Dent), her jealous husband and Barbara Foote (Barbara Tennant), Billy’s […]

Castle of Blood (1964)

Castle of Blood (1964)

by Mark Murton Original Italian Title: Danza Macabre Directed by: Antonio Margheriti Synopsis: After an encounter with Edgar Allen Poe in a London pub, journalist Alan Foster (Georges Rivière) takes a bet that he can spend the night in the haunted castle owned by Poe’s friend Lord Blackwood. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Arriving at the […]

Sledge Hammer! – “Witless”

Sledge Hammer! – “Witless”

by Ted Davis Original Air Date: October 3, 1986 Directed by: Jackie Cooper This review contains Cartoonish Kitty Carnage Warnings! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: When irritated mob boss Don Phillip Souza (Al Ruscio) places a million dollar bounty on gun-loving, criminal-hating police detective Sledge Hammer […]

The Cat That Hated People (1948)

The Cat That Hated People (1948)

Directed by: Tex Avery Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A frustrated black cat (voiced by Paul Frees doing a Jimmy Durante style impersonation) is fed up with people and decides to escape to the moon for some relief. Cartoon Cats: The cat is sitting in […]

Drums of Fu Manchu: Chapter Three – Ransom in the Sky (1940)

Drums of Fu Manchu: Chapter Three – Ransom in the Sky (1940)

by Ted Davis Directed by: John English & William Witney Synopsis: The third chapter of the briskly paced fifteen part serial, wherein the admirably single-minded Dr. Fu Manchu (Henry Brandon) endeavors to dominate the world (yet again!), this time through the expedient of using the fabled lost scepter of Genghis Khan to unite and command […]

Klondike Kate (1943)

Klondike Kate (1943)

by Brian H. and Linda Kay Directed by: William Castle Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Kathleen “Kate” O’Day (Ann Savage) arrives in 1890’s Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush with a deed from her deceased father to a saloon owned by Jefferson Braddock (Tom Neal). […]

Have Gun – Will Travel – “Fogg Bound”

Have Gun – Will Travel – “Fogg Bound”

by Ted Davis Original Air Date: December 3, 1960 Directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen Synopsis: The successful capitalist gunslinger known as Paladin (Richard Boone) is hired by finicky and punctilious Phileas Fogg (Patric Knowles) to ensure that he maintains his timetable for his trip Around the World in Eighty Days – and to avoid the […]

Flower Drum Song (1961)

Flower Drum Song (1961)

Directed by: Henry Koster Synopsis: An adaptation of the stage musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Mei Li (Miyoshi Umeki) arrives in San Francisco from Hong Kong for an arranged marriage to a nightclub owner named Sammy Fong (Jack Soo), not realizing that he has eyes for singer Linda Low (Nancy Kwan). Purr Blur: With the […]

Magic Christmas Tree (1964)

Magic Christmas Tree (1964)

Starring: Lucifer Directed by: Richard C. Parish Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Mark (Chris Kroesen) is a boy who is granted three wishes by a magic Christmas tree given to him by a witch (Valerie Hobbs) after he does her a favor. Cat Burglar (Scene […]

Father Christmas (1991)

Father Christmas (1991)

Directed by: Dave Unwin Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the books by Raymond Briggs. Father Christmas (voiced by Mel Smith) enjoys a holiday then gets back to work preparing for the 24th of December. Cartoon Cats: At home Father Christmas lives with his […]