The Good Life – “The Weaker Sex?”

The Good Life – “The Weaker Sex?”

by Mark Murton Original Air Date: April 18, 1975 Directed by: John Howard Davies Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Tom and Barbara Good’s (Richard Briers and Felicity Kendal) plans progress as the first of their plants begin to take root. Things look up when they […]

Hazel – “Hazel’s Endearing Young Charms”

Hazel – “Hazel’s Endearing Young Charms”

Original Air Date: December 27, 1965 Directed by: E.W. Swackhamer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Frustrated with Hazel’s (Shirley Booth) constant praise of his brother, Steve (Ray Fulmer) suffers from an inferiority complex. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In the opening scene Hazel asks Harold (Bobby Buntrock) […]

The Night We Got the Bird (1961)

The Night We Got the Bird (1961)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Darcy Conyers Cat Out Of The Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film. Synopsis: Comic caper following gormless antiques seller Bertie Skidmore (Brian Rix) who gets caught up in his new boss’s forgery racket. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): After the death of his boss, Cecil (Ronald Shiner), […]

The Silence of the Hams (1994)

The Silence of the Hams (1994)

Original Title: Il silenzio dei prosciutti Directed by: Ezio Greggio This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Detective Jo Dee Fostar (Billy Zane) enlists advice from serial killer Dr. Animal Cannibal Pizza (Dom DeLuise) in this spoof of crime thrillers. […]

Frankenweenie (2012)

Frankenweenie (2012)

Directed by: Tim Burton This review contains a severe Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the live-action short film by Tim Burton. Victor Frankenstein (Charlie Tahan) is distraught when his beloved dog Sparky is killed and sets out to bring him […]

Frankenweenie (1984)

Frankenweenie (1984)

Directed by: Tim Burton Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Young Victor Frankenstein (Barret Oliver) is distraught after losing his beloved pet dog Sparky and sets out to resurrect him. Cat Cartoon: Shots of a pet cemetery are included in the opening credits, including one which […]

Playing Around (1930)

Playing Around (1930)

Directed by: Mervyn LeRoy Synopsis: Sheba Miller (Alice White) tires of her boring boyfriend Jack (William Bakewell) and starts hanging around with the more exciting Nickey (Chester Morris), not realizing what kind of business makes him so exciting. Purr Blur: In an establishing shot outside Sheba’s home, a car is turning a corner. What appears […]

No One Can Touch Her (1979)

No One Can Touch Her (1979)

Original Title: Zui quan nu diao shou Also Known As: Against the Drunken Cat Paws; Flying Claw Fights; 14 Demons; Thirteen Evil Bandits Directed by: Shan-Hsi Ting Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Lin Chin (Ling Chia) is the daughter of a martial arts teacher who […]

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958)

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958)

Directed by: Henry Levin Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Three pals, Max (Tom Ewell), Gus (Mickey Rooney) and Rocky (Mickey Shaughnessy) are so determined to set themselves up with a race horse they resort to felonious means. Kitty Cameo: Max runs a tire repair garage […]

Doctor in Charge – “A Man’s Best Friend is His Cat”

Doctor in Charge – “A Man’s Best Friend is His Cat”

by Mark Murton Original Air Date: November 24, 1973 Directed by: Alan Wallis Cat Out Of The Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this episode. Synopsis: Professor Sir Geoffrey Loftus (Ernest Clark) charges junior doctors Duncan Waring (Robin Nedwell) and Paul Collier (George Layton) with looking after his brown tabby cat, Thomas, while […]