Synopsis: George and Betty visit their country cousins Andy and Jane on their uncle Jim’s dairy farm. Kitty Cameos: George and Betty learn all about the animals on the farm, including a tabby kitten who is drinking some milk. The girls play with two other tabby kittens. When they are called to dinner, the girls […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Silent newsreel footage highlights Pet Day in Toronto, Canada, with a parade of animals and their owners. Reality Cats: Dogs are the focus of much of the newsreel segment, but a tabby cat dressed in knitted baby clothes apparently won first prize in the Toronto Humane Society Pet Parade. There is a […]
Synopsis: The educational film finds some young boys learning about the dangers of rats which have infested their clubhouse. Kitty Cameo: As the boys discuss what rats look like we see an orange and white cat with a rat nearby. The boys comment that the rats are smaller than a dog or cat. Another shot […]
Directed by: Alice Guy Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A man named Fraunie (Fraunie Fraunholz) breaks his engagement to Marian (Marian Swayne) because of his financial ruin, leading her to come up with a clever way to make him marry her anyway. Kitty Cameo: When […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows animals performing tricks at a zoo in Prague. Reality Cat: The animal tricks are part of a circus show put on at the Prague Zoo for the amusement of its young patrons and the zoo animals as well. Among other animals, a tabby and white cat is shown jumping […]
Directed by: Valerie LaPointe Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Bo Peep (voiced by Annie Potts) fills Woody in on what has happened to her and her sheep since they last saw him. Cartoon Cats: Several quick scenarios are shown of the odd places where Bo […]
English Title: Cats in the Rain Directed by: Aleksei Dyomin (aka Alexey Demin) Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A woman goes out fishing and finds a clowder of cats waiting in the rain for her catch. Cartoon Cats: One of the cats is living in […]
Directed by: Aleksandr Medvedkin Synopsis: One of the Cinetrain films by Medvedkin which focuses on cleanliness. Kitty Cameo: The silent short film begins with a close up of a gray tabby cat preening itself. This is interspersed with a man wiping his face. The film of the cat is flipped for one moment. The cat […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows a woman who owns cats, dogs, a rat, a tortoise and a rabbit as pets. Reality Cats: In the opening scene a woman is holding three cats on her lap; a black one and two tuxedos, as well as a dog. The rabbit, rat and tortoise are all sitting […]
Directed by: Matthew A. Cherry, Everett Downing Jr., Bruce W. Smith Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A father named Stephen faces the daunting task of doing his daughter Yuri’s hair on a very special day. Cartoon Cat: The family owns a gray cat named Rocky […]