Directed by: Jean Yarbrough Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Showboat performer Dexter (Bud Abbott) and his buddy Sebastian (Lou Costello) try to help their captain (Henry Travers) when swindlers trick him into gambling the boat away. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): In one scene Dexter and […]
Directed by: David Irving Synopsis: The Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers are back (kind of) in this horror sequel. Purr Blur: While searching a facility for Bud, a reanimated corpse, the security team led by Colonel Masters (Robert Vaughn) zero in on a closet. Upon opening the door, a spring-loaded black cat leaps out (or is […]
Directed by: Robert Pirosh Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The story of Japanese-American soldiers who fought in Europe during World War II. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): When we first meet the soldiers in their barracks, they are relaxing. Many are shooting dice, but one man […]
Original Air Date: November 20, 1963 Starring: Orangey Directed by: Richard Whorf Synopsis: Jake Clampett (King Donovan) tells Jed (Buddy Ebsen) that he’s his cousin then gets everyone’s heads full of Hollywood dreams. Kitty Cameo: Jethro (Max Baer Jr.) urges Jed and Granny (Irene Ryan) to come watch Jake as he descends down the stairs. […]
Directed by: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A group of honeymooning couples take a rocketship to the moon, but not everyone has a good time. Cartoon Cats: As the happy animal pairs dance onto the rocket, a black cat groom and […]
Directed by: Martin Ritt Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film! Synopsis: Mob boss Frank Ginetta (Kirk Douglas) fights to keep his dealings the same while the bosses around him want to make radical changes to their way of business. Purr Blur: At the beginning of the film […]
Directed by: Basil Dearden Synopsis: Two London policemen face growing dangers as young criminals without respect for the law or even veteran crooks run amok. Kitty Cameo: Police Constable Mitchell (Jimmy Hanley) is new to the force and walks his beat at night. Suddenly he hears a loud screeching and turns, shining his flashlight at […]
Original Air Date: December 20, 1982 Directed by: Mark Tinker Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Dr. Beale (G.W. Bailey) doesn’t believe Ralph (Richard Marcus) is ready to be released from the psychiatric ward. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Testing to see whether or not Ralph, who suffers […]
Music Artist: Yes Directed by: Storm Thorgerson Synopsis: This iconic music video follows shape-shifting band members and a man (Danny Webb) caught up in a dystopian society. Kitty Cameos: Footage of the band performing cuts to a story in which the members change into various animals. Drummer Alan White is walking along between sets of […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage on various subjects, including a cat “wrestling” with a goose, a woman cleaning windows, men stretching a cable across the Danube and men climbing across glaciers. Reality Cat: The opening segment was shot in Australia, although no real context is provided. The narrator says that wrestling season is now open […]