Sniffles Bells the Cat (1941)

Sniffles Bells the Cat (1941)

Directed by: Chuck Jones Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Sniffles the mouse (voiced by Margaret Hill-Talbot) is recruited by his fellow rodents to place a bell on a cat’s neck. Cartoon Cat: The unnamed blue and white cat is chasing Sniffles and his friends (relatives?) […]

Bill and Coo (1948)

Bill and Coo (1948)

Directed by: Dean Riesner Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An all-animal cast comprised mostly of birds tells the story of a town called Chirpendale which is menaced by a dangerous crow. Kitty Cameos: When a circus comes to town, two of the cages include kittens. […]

That’s Love (2021)

That’s Love (2021)

Directed by: Jason Lethcoe Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An animated short set to the song That’s Love as sung by Janet Klein and her Parlor Boys. Cartoon Cats: A female kitty lies on her bed looking through romance magazines and wondering what is love. […]

The Bohemian Girl (1936)

The Bohemian Girl (1936)

Directed by: James W. Horne, Charles Rogers Synopsis: Stan (Laurel) and Ollie (Oliver Hardy) are gypsies who unknowingly raise a Count’s daughter as their own. Purr Blur: At the beginning of the film we see the gypsies in their camp. A child sitting on the ground grabs and hugs a black cat. Final Mewsings: Black […]

Green Acres – “Enterprising Eb”

Green Acres – “Enterprising Eb”

Original Air Date: November 24, 1970 Starring: Orangey Directed by: Richard L. Bare Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Eb (Tom Lester) hopes to marry Darlene Wheeler (Judith McConnell) but confounds Oliver (Eddie Albert) at every turn. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Oliver and Lisa (Eva Gabor) visit […]

Luca (2021)

Luca (2021)

Directed by: Enrico Casarosa Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Luca (Jacob Tremblay) is an underwater dweller who finds adventure when he rises to the surface, befriends a fellow “sea monster” named Alberto (voiced by Jack Dylan Grazer) and spends a summer in an Italian fishing […]

Even as IOU (1942)

Even as IOU (1942)

Directed by: Del Lord Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film! Synopsis: The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard) try to get rich at the race track to help a homeless woman and her daughter. Kitty Cameo: The Stooges find the mother and daughter living […]

The Humbling (2014)

The Humbling (2014)

Directed by: Barry Levinson This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Simon Axler (Al Pacino) is an aging actor who suffers a breakdown brought on by encroaching dementia. After returning home from an institution, he begins an affair with a […]

Never Too Late (1965)

Never Too Late (1965)

Directed by: Bud Yorkin This review contains a slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Harry Lambert (Paul Ford) is shocked when his fifty-something-year-old wife Edith (Maureen O’Sullivan) announces she is pregnant. Kitty Cameo: Harry owns a lumber mill where he employs his […]

That Girl – “The Detective Story”

That Girl – “The Detective Story”

Original Air Date: March 14, 1968 Directed by: Hal Cooper Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: After receiving scary obscene phone calls, Ann (Marlo Thomas) enlists the aid of Detective Sergeant Ray Mandel (Hal Buckley) which does not please her jealous boyfriend Donald (Ted Bessell). Cat Burglar […]