High, Wide and Handsome (1937)

High, Wide and Handsome (1937)

Directed by: Rouben Mamoulian Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Medicine show singer Sally Watterson (Irene Dunne) falls for farmer Peter Cortlandt (Randolph Scott) whose future changes radically when he strikes oil on his land. Cat Cattle Call: Peter ends up in a bitter feud with […]

View of Terror (2003)

View of Terror (2003)

Directed by: Louis Bélanger Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film! Synopsis: A woman named Celeste (Shannen Doherty) is stalked and tormented by a voyeur who can see into her apartment. Kitty Cameo: At one point the stalker sets up a video on Celeste’s VCR where she sees […]

Jeux interdits (1952)

Jeux interdits (1952)

English Title: Forbidden GamesDirected by: René Clément While no cats are seen being hurt in this film it does deal with animal deaths and includes a Canine Carnage Warning! Synopsis: A young girl named Paulette (Brigitte Fossey) is left orphaned after an attack on refugees fleeing Paris and is taken in by a farm boy […]

House of Dark Shadows (1970)

House of Dark Shadows (1970)

Directed by: Dan Curtis Synopsis: Adapted from the popular gothic soap opera, this film finds Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid) on the loose and hungry after being released from his coffin by a local drunk. Purr Blur: In an early scene in the movie, Maggie Evans (Kathryn Leigh Scott) is in an old house looking for […]

Swing Shift (1984)

Swing Shift (1984)

Directed by: Jonathan Demme Synopsis: Kay Walsh (Goldie Hawn) finds herself at loose ends when her husband leaves to fight in World War II so she takes a job at an aircraft plant. Kitty Cameos: In the little housing complex where Kay lives there are two cats. One is an orange tabby cat which appears […]

Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood – “Season 21, Episode 8”

Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood – “Season 21, Episode 8”

Original Air Date: February 27, 1991Directed by: Bob Walsh Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Mr. Rogers (Fred Rogers) spends the episode talking about growing. Reality Cat: At the beginning of the episode Mr. Rogers steps outside for a moment and returns with a tabby cat. Mr. […]

Catastrophe (2017)

Catastrophe (2017)

Directed by: Jamille van Wijngaarden Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A cat becomes caught up in an unfortunate chain of events in which chaos ensues around him in the space of a few minutes. Cartoon Cat: The star of this film is poor Rodney the […]

The Moon-Spinners (1964)

The Moon-Spinners (1964)

Directed by: James Neilson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Teenager Nikky Ferris (Hayley Mills) is on a working vacation with her aunt (Joan Greenwood) on Crete when they meet a mysterious young man named Mark (Peter McEnery) who inadvertently draws Nikky into mystery and danger. […]

The Angel Wore Red (1960)

The Angel Wore Red (1960)

Directed by: Nunnally Johnson Synopsis: The escalation of the Spanish Civil War finds priest Father Arturo Carrera (Dirk Bogarde) a wanted man with an entertainer named Soledad (Ava Gardner) trying to protect him. Purr Blur: After meeting in a club where she works, Soledad helps Father Arturo to escape through a back door. As they […]

Action in the North Atlantic (1943)

Action in the North Atlantic (1943)

Directed by: Lloyd Bacon This review contains an implied Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A group of sailors who formerly were attacked at sea are assigned to a ship that is to join a convoy taking supplies to England through the U-boat […]