Directed by: Frank Capra Synopsis: Alice Sycamore (Jean Arthur) comes from a family of good-natured and eccentric screwballs, headed by a charmingly free-thinking grandfather (Lionel Barrymore.) But when she falls in love with the son of a rich, conservative family named Tony Kirby (Jimmy Stewart) she worries about what kind of impression her family will […]
Directed by: Anatole Litvak Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Joe Adams (Henry Fonda) is barricaded in his apartment after shooting a magician named Maximilian the Great (Vincent Price) who performs a magic act with his trained dogs. During the siege Adams recalls, via flashback, what […]
Directed by: Robert Florey Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: World War II veteran Eddie Rice (John Payne) suffers from amnesia and goes looking for his past, only to find he had ties with underworld criminals in Los Angeles. Featured Feline: The boss of the crime […]
Directed by: Josef von Sternberg Synopsis: Three Americans meet on a boat from Hong Kong to Macao . . . expatriot Nick Cochran (Robert Mitchum), shady femme fatale Julie Benson (Jane Russell) and traveling salesman Lawrence C. Trumble (William Bendix.) They soon become involved in different ways with Vincent Halloran (Brad Dexter), the crooked owner […]
Directed by: George Stevens Synopsis: A widescreen, episodic saga based on the book by Edna Ferber. Cattle rancher Bick Benedict (Rock Hudson), has his hands full with his forward-thinking New England wife, Leslie (Elizabeth Taylor) and rival Jett Rink (James Dean). Purr Blur: This is one of those “blink-and-you’ll-miss-it” kitty cameos which we like to […]
Directed by: Don Chaffey This review contains an Implied Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Thomasina (voiced by Elspeth March) is the independent yet loving pet of Mary MacDhui (Karen Dotrice) who is traumatized when her veterinarian father Andrew (Patrick McGoohan) cold-heartedly refuses […]
Also Known As: Stop Me Before I Kill! Starring: George Directed by: Val Guest This review contains a Implied Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Alan Colby (Ronald Lewis) is a successful race car driver who marries the young love of his life, […]
Directed by: Anthony Mann Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Letter carrier Joe Norson (Farley Granger) is an everyman struggling to make ends meet with a young wife (Cathy O’Donnell) and a baby on the way. But the temptation to steal money when it presents itself […]
Directed by: Blake Edwards Synopsis: A hilarious sendup of Hollywood elitism begins when a minor Indian actor named Hrundi V. Bakshi (Peter Sellers) single-handedly ruins the climactic shot of an epic motion picture, then accidentally gets invited to the studio head’s exclusive party where things slowly progress into complete chaos. Kitty Cameo: At one point […]
Directed by: Bruno Bozzetto This review contains a Cartoonish Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: This beautifully designed and hilarious spoof of Disney’s Fantasia is considered by many to be Italian animator Bruno Bozzetto’s magnum opus. Between the animated segments set to classical […]