The Yangtse Incident (1957)

The Yangtse Incident (1957)

Also Known As: Battle Hell Directed by: Michael Anderson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A recounting of the incident in which the H.M.S. Amethyst was shelled and trapped on the Yangtse river, caught in the midst of the Chinese Civil War. Kitty Cameo: The ship’s […]

Night of Violence (1965)

Night of Violence (1965)

Original Title: Le notti della violenza Directed by: Roberto Mauri Synopsis: A mysterious masked man is killing women Purr Blur: A call girl named Carla Pratesi (Hélène Chanel) nervously leaves her home after receiving mysterious phone calls. As she walks to her car she is startled by a Poor Cat Screech and a white cat […]

Death Game (1977)

Death Game (1977)

by Mark Murton Also Known As: The Seducers Directed by: Peter S. Traynor This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out Of The Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film. Synopsis: An affluent San Francisco businessman, George Manning (Seymour Cassell), alone in his house when his wife Karen (Beth Brickell) is […]

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour – “An Unlocked Window”

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour – “An Unlocked Window”

by Ted Davis Original Air Date: February 15, 1965 Directed by: Joseph M. Newman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: A rash of brutal and inexplicable murders of young female nurses shocks the neighborhood and surrounding town where they occur. During a dark and stormy night, on […]

Staring at the Embers (1983)

Staring at the Embers (1983)

Music Artist: Tim Finn Synopsis: A music video for the solo Tim Finn song features ballet dancers. Purr Blur: In the middle of the video a grey cat is shown falling, flipping over in midair to right itself. This is interposed with the ballet dancers, apparently to show the cat’s similar grace. After landing on […]

Heat Wave Hits London (1952)

Heat Wave Hits London (1952)

British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows how Londoners battled an unusual heat wave. Reality Cat: A tabby cat is shown at the very end of this segment sitting up and licking an ice cream cone as the narrator comments, “Boy, that saved one of the nine lives!” Final Mewsings: Cats know how to beat the […]

Night Without Stars (1951)

Night Without Stars (1951)

by Ted Davis Directed by: Anthony Pelissier Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Giles Gordon (David Farrar), an ex-serviceman wounded and nearly blinded during WWII, recuperates in the south of France before resuming his law practice. He is attracted by shop assistant Alix Delaisse née Malinay […]

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958)

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958)

Directed by: Henry Levin Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Three pals, Max (Tom Ewell), Gus (Mickey Rooney) and Rocky (Mickey Shaughnessy) are so determined to set themselves up with a race horse they resort to felonious means. Kitty Cameo: Max runs a tire repair garage […]

Dancing with Crime (1947)

Dancing with Crime (1947)

by Ted Davis Directed by: John Paddy Carstairs Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In post WWII London, decorated war veteran and current-day cab driver Ted Peters (Richard Attenborough) investigates the murder of longtime friend Dave Robinson (Bill Owen), who was involved in the black market. […]

Betty Blue (1986)

Betty Blue (1986)

by Mark Murton Original French Title: 37°2 le Matin (37.2°C in the Morning) Directed by: Jean-Jacques Beineix Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A would-be writer, Zorg (Jean-Hugues Anglade), begins a passionate, physical romance with the capricious, volatile Betty (Béatrice Dalle) but as the relationship progresses […]