The Offer – “Mr. Producer”

The Offer – “Mr. Producer”

Original Air Date: May 26, 2022 Directed by: Gwyneth Horder-Payton Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: In this episode of the series which re-enacts the making of The Godfather, producer Ruddy (Miles Teller) has to convince Paramount head Bluhdorn (Burn Gorman) that Coppola (Dan Fogler) and Pacino […]

True Tale About a Lion’s Tail (1950)

True Tale About a Lion’s Tail (1950)

British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows a lion living with a family in Auburn, Washington. Reality Cat: The female lion, whose name was Little Tyke, is shown hanging around the house with Mr. George and Mrs. Margaret Westbeau. Little Tyke runs through the snowy yard before coming inside and licking and chewing on Mr. Westbeau. […]

Traveller’s Joy (1949)

Traveller’s Joy (1949)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Chris Noonan Synopsis: With extensive restrictions on how much foreign exchange British travellers can take outside the realm, a variety of English men and women, including Bumble (Googie Withers) and her estranged husband Reggie (John McCallum), are stranded in a Stockholm hotel in expensive Sweden. Kitty Cameo: Waiting for the […]

Home at Seven (1952)

Home at Seven (1952)

by Mark Murton Also Known As: Murder on Monday Director: Ralph Richardson Synopsis: Bank Official David Preston (Ralph Richardson) goes missing for twenty-four hours and has no memory of the lost time. When he learns that the steward of his local club who implicated him in a robbery has been found murdered, Preston finds he […]

Adventures of a Plumber’s Mate (1978)

Adventures of a Plumber’s Mate (1978)

by Mark Murton Director: Stanley A. Long This review contains a Minor Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film! Synopsis: Sid South (Christopher Neill) is a young jobbing plumber whose assignments usually land him in bed and/or hot water. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): As the […]

My Three Sons – “Instant Hate”

My Three Sons – “Instant Hate”

Original Air Date: October 5, 1961 Starring: Orangey Directed by: Richard Whorf Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: The Douglas family is put out when new neighbors move in across the street that none of them can stand. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): After seeing the new neighbors […]

No Blood Relation (1932)

No Blood Relation (1932)

Original Title: Nasanunaka Directed by: Mikio Naruse This review contains a Slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Actress Tamae Kiyooka (Yoshiko Okada) returns to Japan after a five year absence hoping to claim her daughter Shigeko (Toshiko Kojima) who only knows her […]

Batman – “Marsha’s Scheme of Diamonds”

Batman – “Marsha’s Scheme of Diamonds”

by Ted Davis Original Air Date: November 24, 1966 Directed by: James B. Clark Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Marsha, Queen of Diamonds (Carolyn Jones), continues her obsessive efforts to purloin the renowned Bat-Diamond (over 10,000 carats!), which Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward) use […]

Saturnin, le poète (1954)

Saturnin, le poète (1954)

English Title: Sebastian the Scatterbrain Directed by: Jean Tourane Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A group of animals live peacefully in the woods until a family of ducks camp in the area and a duckling named Saturnin gets lost. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Included among […]

The Hindenburg (1975)

The Hindenburg (1975)

Directed by: Robert Wise Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film! Synopsis: A dramatic retelling about the fiery explosion which destroyed the German airship The Hindenburg in Lakehurst, New Jersey, Kitty Cameo: In one scene a couple of FBI men pay a call to a suburban woman named […]