The Fugitive – “Fear in a Desert City”

The Fugitive – “Fear in a Desert City”

by Ted Davis Original Air Date: September 17, 1963 Directed by: Walter Grauman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: This first episode of the 1960s series begins the multi-year adventure of Dr. Richard Kimble (David Janssen), who is on the run to escape execution for a […]

Crutch (2021)

Crutch (2021)

Music Artist: Band of Horses Directed by: Ben Fee Synopsis: The faces of the band’s members are superimposed on cats and dolls in a room full of kitties. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Numerous cats are featured in the video, many of them playing with balls of yarn and dolls. The band’s faces are sometimes superimposed […]

Live Fish by Air (1964)

Live Fish by Air (1964)

British Pathé Synopsis: Silent newsreel footage follows grass carp as they are caught by fishermen in Hong Kong then bagged live to be flown to England. Reality Cat: A tabby cat hangs around one of the boxes used to hold the fish. A solo shot of the cat licking its lips is then presented. The […]

Blood Orange (1953)

Blood Orange (1953)

by Mark Murton Also Known As: Three Stops to Murder Directed by: Terence Fisher Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film! Synopsis: Discharged by his employer, a private eye, Tom Conway (Tom Conway) stays on the case of a jewel theft at a London fashion house after a […]

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 […]

So Ends the Cat’s Career

So Ends the Cat’s Career

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 […]

Boys and Girls Together (1979)

Boys and Girls Together (1979)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Ralph Lawrence Marsden Synopsis: Six sexually frustrated members of a multi-cultural household in Hampstead, north London – Indian Lily (Cherry Patel), German Ilsa (Helen Fitzgerald), Singaporean Jat (Paul Ong), West Indian Leroy (Anthony Thomas), American Don (Roger Furse), and Brit Jenny (Christine Maskelle) – eventually get together to explore their […]