A lovely calico cat is the pet of a lonely woman in this episode reviewed by Brian H.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents – “The Case of M.J.H.”
Category Archives: Crime
Search Party – “Frenzy”
The gang hangs out with some cats in a pet shop and a black cat distracts Joy in this episode reviewed by Mark Murton.
Street of Shadows (1953)
A black cat makes a brief appearance at the very beginning of this crime drama reviewed by Mark Murton.
The Return of the Pink Panther (1976)
Purr Blur! A white cat is startled into running when an exploding bomb wrecks the apartment of Inspector Clouseau’s neighbor in this film reviewed by Mark Murton.
Web of Evidence (1959)
A hefty tabby and white cat named Tomkins is held by Van Johnson during one scene of this crime thriller reviewed by Mark Murton.
The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
by Ted Davis Directed by: Robert Florey Synopsis: Through a series of tragic and unfortunate incidents, newly arrived immigrant Janos Szabo (Peter Lorre) is transformed from a naive and gentle-souled watchmaker into an embittered and cold-hearted criminal mastermind, who hides his ruined features behind a creepy emotionless mask, and whose only redeeming qualities are his […]
The Spider and the Fly (1949)
by Ted Davis Directed by: Robert Hamer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In 1913 pre-WWI France, Fernand Maubert (Eric Portman), rigid and conservative chief of police, is frustrated by his inability to permanently curtail the larcenous activities of master burglar Philippe Lodocq (Guy Rolfe), whose […]
Matlock – “The Dare”
by Ted Davis Original Air Date: October 27, 1994 Directed by: Leo Penn Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: In this unusual episode from the 9th and last season, multi-multi-millionaire philanthropist Malcolm Engle (Terry O’Quinn) cold-bloodedly murders a close friend of deceptively homespun Ben Matlock (Andy Griffith), […]
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
Directed by: John Rawlins Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Comic book detective Dick Tracy (Ralph Byrd) faces off against villain Gruesome (Boris Karloff) who teams with a doctor to use a strange gas to incapacitate people so they can be robbed. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): […]
Eight O’Clock Walk (1954)
by Ted Davis Directed by: Lance Comfort Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: It looks pretty bad for good-natured cab driver Tom Manning (Richard Attenborough) — arrested for the heinous murder of a young child, it’s very likely that that he’ll be convicted because of a […]