Casanova’s Big Night (1954)

Casanova’s Big Night (1954)

by Ted Davis Directed by: Norman Z. McLeod Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In the Italy of 1757, Casanova (Vincent Price) is regarded as the greatest swordsman in all of Europe, and Pippo Popolino (Bob Hope), cowardly tailor’s apprentice, impersonates Casanova as part of a […]

Hi Gang! (1941)

Hi Gang! (1941)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Marcel Varnel Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Married reporters, played by real-life couple Bebe Daniels (billed The Liberty Girl) and Ben Lyon (billed Her Other Half), working for rival New York radio networks, engage in cut-throat competition to get the […]

Luck (2022)

Luck (2022)

Directed by: Peggy Holmes Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Sam (voiced by Eva Noblezada) is a notoriously unlucky young woman, but that changes when a chance meeting with a polydactyl black cat named Bob (voiced by Simon Pegg) leads her to the Land of Luck. Cartoon […]

13 East Street (1952)

13 East Street (1952)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Robert S. Baker Synopsis: A Scotland Yard detective commits a crime and gets sent to prison in order to go undercover and infiltrate a gang of warehouse breakers that he has been unable to catch by normal methods. Purr Blur (and Cat Burglar Scene Stealer!) The gang and their new […]

Fright (1971)

Fright (1971)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Peter Collinson Synopsis: Teenage babysitter Amanda (Susan George) arrives at the Lloyd residence to spend the evening looking after their young son, Tara (Tara Collinson), while they go out for a meal. A series of frightening occurrences in the gloomy old house soon have Amanda’s nerves on edge but the […]

Cela s’appelle l’aurore (1956)

Cela s’appelle l’aurore (1956)

by Ted Davis (with additional material by Linda Kay) English Title: This is Called Dawn Directed by: Luis Buñuel Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Cruelty and grace exist side by side in the sweltering Mediterranean island where hardworking and idealistic Doctor Valerio (Georges Marchal) plies […]

Greedy Kuzya (1969)

Greedy Kuzya (1969)

Original Title: Zhadnyy Kuzya Directed by: Mikhail Kamenetskiy, Ivan Ufimtsev Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Characters from a book come to life after a greedy hungry cat steals their birthday cake in this Russian short film which combines live action and animation. Featured Feline: The […]

The Sadist (1963)

The Sadist (1963)

by Mark Murton Also Known As: Sweet Baby Charlie Directed by: James Landis Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A trio of teaching colleagues, Doris Page (Helen Hovey), Ed Stiles (Richard Alden), and Carl Oliver (Don Russell), are driving to Los Angeles for a Dodgers game. […]

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour – “An Unlocked Window”

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour – “An Unlocked Window”

by Ted Davis Original Air Date: February 15, 1965 Directed by: Joseph M. Newman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: A rash of brutal and inexplicable murders of young female nurses shocks the neighborhood and surrounding town where they occur. During a dark and stormy night, on […]

Heat Wave Hits London (1952)

Heat Wave Hits London (1952)

British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows how Londoners battled an unusual heat wave. Reality Cat: A tabby cat is shown at the very end of this segment sitting up and licking an ice cream cone as the narrator comments, “Boy, that saved one of the nine lives!” Final Mewsings: Cats know how to beat the […]