by Mark Murton Directed by: David MacDonald Synopsis: Agents of the Egyptian Narcotics Bureau, Colonel Yussef Bey (Eric Portman) and his right-hand man Lieutenant Mourad (Laurence Harvey), clamp down on global hashish smuggling in and around the Suez. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Colonel Bey keeps a tabby kitten in his office which is first seen […]
by Mark Murton Original Air Date: November 22, 1989 Director: Alan Wareing This review contains a couple of Kitty Carnage Warnings! Cat Out Of The Bag Alert! This review contains multiple spoilers for this story arc. Synopsis: The Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) takes Ace (Sophie Aldred) back to her home town of Peveril where the disappearance […]
Music Artist: Siouxsie and the Banshees Directed by: Clive Richardson Synopsis: This music video finds the band running through the woods accompanied by overlaid imagery. Kitty Cameo: At the beginning of the promo, Siouxsie Sioux is crawling like a cat under video of a black cat walking. Later a black cat is seen falling in […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage explains how unattended dogs were rounded up in Slough, England. Reality Cat: After explaining that local dogs are being rounded up under a new leash law, the narrator adds that the local cats approve of the measure. A sign for The Cats’ Protection League “Cat Week” is shown. A white […]
Directed by: Wallace Fox Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Ruth Martin (Ann Dvorak) tries to help her father Tom (Harry Carey) raise a winning race horse and ends up being courted by a fellow horseman named Steve (Smith Ballew.) Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Early in the […]
Directed by: William Dieterle This review contains a Slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Synopsis: Danny Haley (Charlton Heston), who runs a recently raided gambling location, bilks a visiting businessman (Don DeFore) out of a large sum of money which then leads him to fear reprisal from the man’s criminal brother (Mike Mazurki). Purr Blur: Danny’s buddy […]
by Mark Murton Also Known As: Holiday Week Directed by: Arthur Crabtree Synopsis: During ‘wakes week’, a Lancashire mill girl has an illicit adventure with the owner’s son. Kitty Cameo: As the opening titles end the scene changes from a row of houses to a shot of the exterior of a single house where a […]
Directed by: Mel Waskin Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: One of the Wonder World of Science educational films in which Wonder Cat asks questions about the Sun. Cartoon Cat: Wonder Cat is the featured character in these shorts who wonders aloud and is answered by an […]
English Title: Adam and Eve Directed by: Mario Mattoli This review contains a Slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film! Synopsis: A manicurist named Eva (Isa Barzizza) falls for Adamo (Erminio Macario), the owner of the shop where she works. He in turn tells […]
by Ted Davis Directed by: Vincent Minnelli Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In his unrelenting and obsessive drive for success, ruthless and powerful Hollywood movie producer Jonathan Shields (Kirk Douglas) abuses the trust and friendship of talented director Fred Amiel (Barry Sullivan), emotionally fragile actress […]