Directed by: Val Guest Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Det. Davies (Bernard Cribbs) takes on the cold case of a missing young girl which leads down unexpected roads. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Davies visits Ena Lind (Maureen Lipman), a school friend of the missing girl. […]
Original Air Date: April 13, 1986 Directed by: Walter Grauman Synopsis: Jessica (Angela Lansbury) comes to the aid of her distant cousin Calhoun Fletcher (Peter Bonerz) when he is accused of murder. Kitty Cameo: At the beginning of the episode Jessica receives a phone call from her Aunt Mildred (Penny Singleton) who is calling to […]
Original Air Date: December 3, 1989 Directed by: Allen Reisner Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this episode! Synopsis: Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) narrates the story of Lt. Amos Ballinger (Barry Newman), a police detective assigned to teach a class in criminal investigation at a local university and whose […]
Directed by: Irving Cummings Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: William Scott, Jr. (Junior Durkin; Junior is also the character’s nickname) is determined to prove to everyone that he has the makings of an ace sleuth. Purr Blur: After his dog, Doctor, is kicked by a […]
Original Air Date: February 1, 1987 Directed by: David Hemmings Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: On a stormy night, a bedridden Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) overhears a murder plot on a crossed telephone connection. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Despite Jessica’s warnings, a rich man is killed […]
Directed by: Ralph Portillo Synopsis: A group of kids learn a ghost named Carolyn haunts some nearby woods and try to capture her. Purr Blur: Early in the film a girl named Carrie (Brittany Robertson) enters an abandoned house looking for ghosts. A black cat runs down the stairs, growling, and startles her. For some […]
Directed by: Steven Knight Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Fishing boat captain Baker Dill (Matthew McConaughey) lives in a secluded island community without a care until his ex-wife Karen (Anne Hathaway) appears asking for a favor that will shake up his reality. Cat Burglar (Scene […]
Directed by: Harry Lachman Synopsis: Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) boards a treasure hunting ship looking for his number two son but finds murder instead. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): After Charlie boards the ship he meets Miss Nodbury (Ethel Griffies), the elderly woman who has arranged the expedition. As they are talking they hear something break […]
Directed by: Charles T. Barton Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Freddie Phillips (Lou Costello) is a hapless bellboy who is suspected of murder. His buddy Casey Edwards (Bud Abbott) works to clear his friend. Kitty Cameo: The pair decide to pretend that Freddie has an […]
Directed by: Edward Norton Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Lionel Essrog (Edward Norton) is a private detective with Tourette’s trying to figure out who killed his boss. Kitty Cameo: Lionel owns an orange tabby cat which is waiting for him on the bed (seen in […]