The Millionaire – “Ralph the Cat”

The Millionaire – “Ralph the Cat”

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 […]

One Track Mind (1962)

One Track Mind (1962)

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 […]

Flic Story (1975)

Flic Story (1975)

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 […]

My Three Sons – “Chip Leaves Home”

My Three Sons – “Chip Leaves Home”

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, […]

Dracula père et fils (1976)

Dracula père et fils (1976)

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 […]

Le capitaine Fracasse (1929)

Le capitaine Fracasse (1929)

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 […]

Penny and the Pownall Case (1948)

Penny and the Pownall Case (1948)

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 […]

Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972)

Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972)

by Mark Murton Original Title: La Noche del Terror Ciego (The Night of the Blind Terror). Directed by: Armando de Ossorio Synopsis: Medieval knights executed for their black magic rituals (and left for the crows to peck out their eyes) come back as zombies to torment those who stray into the abandoned medieval town of […]

Danger Man – “The Hunting Party”

Danger Man – “The Hunting Party”

by Ted Davis Original Air Date: March 29, 1966 Directed by: Pat Jackson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: In order to plug a vital security leak, cool and resourceful M9 agent John Drake (Patrick McGoohan) goes undercover into domestic service at the country chateau owned […]

Cleopatra (1970)

Cleopatra (1970)

Directed by: Osamu Tezuka, Eiichi Yamamoto Synopsis: An adult animated adaptation of the historic story of Cleopatra with some sci-fi twists, random bizarre-ness and unexpected cartoon cameos thrown in. Cartoon Cat: The film is filled with off-handed references to popular anime and manga which have no place in the story at all but are simply […]