Original Air Date: October 29, 1958 Starring: Elmer Directed by: John Peyser Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: The Millionaire Tipton sends a check to a spinster named Amanda Comfort (Loie Bridge) who recently set up a will stipulating that her nephew Freddie Howard (Del Moore) care […]
Directed by: Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A young man named Milo Thatch (voiced by Michael J. Fox) jumps at the chance to go on an expedition to find the lost city of Atlantis, a place which his grandfather firmly […]
by Mark Murton Directed by: George Harrison Marks Cat Out Of The Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film. Synopsis: A young woman (Margaret Nolan in her film debut) returns home to her flat and proceeds to perform a striptease for an unseen audience. Kitty Cameos: The woman’s disrobing is interspersed with shots […]
by Mark Murton Directed by: Jacques Deray Synopsis: Fact-based French film depicting the 9-year hunt for ruthless gangster Emile Buisson after his escape from prison in 1947. Purr Blur: Bored and hungry on a fruitless night-time stakeout one of the cops takes out his frustration on a cat sat at his feet (occupied by something […]
by Mark Murton Directed by: Richard Loncraine Synopsis: In 1905, after ten years of missionary work in Africa, the Reverend Charles Fortescue (Michael Palin) is recalled to England where his Bishop gives him his new assignment: to minister to London’s slum prostitutes. Kitty Cameo: The first “fallen woman” Fortescue approaches is the buxom Ada (Tricia […]
Original Air Date: January 4, 1962 Directed by: Richard Whorf Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: After feeling unappreciated, Chip (Stanley Livingston) decides to run away from home but doesn’t go far. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Chip finds himself alone downtown in an alley. Hearing someone coming, […]
by Ted Davis English Title: Dracula and Son Directed by: Edouard Molinaro This review contains an Implied Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Conceived in the late 18th century, clumsy and unprepossessing Ferdinand (Bernard Menez) has always been something of a disappointment to […]
English Title: Captain Fracasse Directed by: Alberto Cavalcanti, Henry Wulschleger Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The Baron de Sigognac (Pierre Blanchar), a nobleman who has fallen upon hard times, joins a group of travelling performers and becomes Captain Fracasse, all for the love of a […]
by Ted Davis Directed by: Slim Hand Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Penny Justin (Peggy Evans) and Molly James (an almost unrecognizable brunette Diana Dors) are flatmates. Penny is an artist’s model, who spends a significant amount of time in her underclothes and other revealing […]
The Cat That Almost Co-Starred in So Ends Our Night Some cats are destined for film stardom. For others, fame is fleeting. And for still others a life before the cameras is just not meant to be. Such is the case of a tabby who apparently vanished from a shoot and likewise vanished from the […]