Trouble Brewing (1939)

Trouble Brewing (1939)

by Mark Murton Director: Anthony Kimmins Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: George Gullip (George Formby) has won a lot of money at the races but he’s paid with counterfeit money so he sets about tracking down the criminals himself. Kitty Cameo: In the opening scene […]

The Demi-Paradise (1943)

The Demi-Paradise (1943)

by Ted Davis Also Known As: Adventure for Two Directed by: Anthony Asquith Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In 1939, earnest Russian engineer Ivan Kouznetsoff (Laurence Olivier) visits England to manufacture his revolutionary ice-breaker propeller, but his preconceived prejudices against the English people prove to […]

The Hostage (1956)

The Hostage (1956)

by Mark Murton Director: Harold Huth Synopsis: A South American revolutionary leader is arrested and sentenced to death. In a bid to prevent the execution, his followers kidnap the president’s daughter in London. Purr Blur: An American pilot (Ron Randell) finds himself unwittingly involved in the plot when he receives a phone call from a […]

I, Monster (1971)

I, Monster (1971)

by Mark Murton Starring: Little Cat Directed by: Stephen Weeks This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out Of The Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film. Synopsis: In this reworking of Jekyll and Hyde, Victorian psychologist Charles Marlowe (Christopher Lee) invents a drug which will release his patients’ inhibitions. Using […]

Rumpole of the Bailey – “Rumpole and the Alternative Society”

Rumpole of the Bailey – “Rumpole and the Alternative Society”

by Ted Davis Original Air Date: April 10, 1978 Directed by: Herbert Wise Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Acerbic and aging, beleaguered Wordsworth-spouting barrister Horace Rumpole (Leo McKern) travels from London to the Western Circuit in order to defend free-spirit Kathy (Jane Asher) on a cannabis-related […]

Sara (1986)

Sara (1986)

Music Artist: Starship Directed by: Francis Delia Synopsis: A music video for the Starship song includes modern sequences with actress Rebecca De Mornay as girlfriend Sara and flashback sequences of the dustbowl with a doomed mother also named Sara. Purr Blur: In the beginning of the video in the dustbowl segment, a man wearing a […]

An Unusual Friendship (1955)

An Unusual Friendship (1955)

Reuters / British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage of a collection of friendly pets in Berlin, Germany. Reality Cats: The pets of Mrs. Meier are seen sitting on a table with her as she makes a phone call. They include a tabby kitten, a parakeet and a puppy. The tabby kitten and a black kitten are […]

Orders To Kill (1958)

Orders To Kill (1958)

by Mark Murton Starring: Mirabel Director: Anthony Asquith Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains MAJOR spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A young American Air Force pilot, Gene Summers (Paul Massie), is recruited to take part in a secret UK government mission to eliminate Marcel Lafitte (Leslie French), a suspected traitor in the […]

Ace High (1968)

Ace High (1968)

Original Title: I quattro dell’Ave Maria Directed by: Giuseppe Colizzi Synopsis: Cacopoulos (Eli Wallach) manages to escape being hanged on a false charge then sets out to get revenge on those who wronged him. Purr Blur: During the opening credits a wagon rolls into a town. Several townspeople are going about their business, including an […]

The Goes Wrong Show – “Harper’s Locket”

The Goes Wrong Show – “Harper’s Locket”

by Mark Murton Original Air Date: January 24, 2020 Starring: Stuart Director: Martin Dennis This review contains a (comic) Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: This week, accident-prone amateur dramatics group the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society attempt a period romance; a tale of family, […]