Directed by: Roscoe Arbuckle Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: One of the RKO Gay Girls Comedy shorts. June (MacCloy), Marion (Shilling) and Gertie (Gertrude Short) try to make a go of a run down roadhouse which has a history of being raided for illegal booze. […]
Directed by: No Name Party Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a MAJOR spoiler for this film! Synopsis: An elderly woman named Matilda seems to leave destruction in her wake. Or is it something else? Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): You have to wait for the cat but it’s worth it! To tell […]
Directed by: Joy Batchelor, John Halas Synopsis: A British animated short explaining the advantages of donating salvage during World War II. Cartoon Cat: The short begins inside a black cat’s mouth as it is yowling to the moon. The camera pulls back to reveal the cat’s face. The cat is sitting on a railing as […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage of the many animals in a pet shop in London. Reality Cats: A wide variety of animals are showcased, including numerous dogs, birds, fish, and even a monkey and some mongeese. A pair of Blue Persian cats in a cage appear to be about the only cats in the shop. […]
Directed by: Robert Clampett Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Porky Pig is the new manager of a punnish fish store but his stock is in jeopardy when a hungry cat happens by. Cartoon Cat: The short begins with a mouse walking along an alleyway. A […]
Directed by: Robert McKimson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Matilda (voiced by June Foray) and Clyde (voiced by Mel Blanc) are a mouse couple who adopt a kitten then visit him as an adult cat in the human home. Cartoon Cat: The opening placard is the […]
Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A mother plans a surprise birthday party for her daughter, Jean. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Mom sends Jean and her brother Frank to the store to pick up a package while she arranges the party in the backyard. She has a […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage of cats, dogs and horses at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary in Dorset, England Reality Cats: This newsreel includes wonderful footage of some of the 84 cats fed and cared for at the sanctuary. The sanctuary was founded in 1939 by the late Duchess of Hamilton during World War II as […]
Directed by: Rudolf Ising This review contains a Cartoonish Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A caged canary bird longs for freedom but finds the world scarier than he imagined in this MGM Happy Harmonies short. Cartoon Cat: After tricking his elderly owner into […]
Synopsis: This episode of the children’s education series focuses on the sense of smell. Cartoon Cat: Fumble and the kids are talking about smelling with a bird whose nest had been on fire. The bird had not been able to smell the smoke because of having a cold. A dog then approaches them and asks […]