Directed by: Michael Govier, Will McCormack Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Oscar nominated animated short about a married couple who are torn apart after an unspeakable tragedy. Cartoon Cat: The couple are left heartbroken and disconnected after the death of their teenage daughter. The family […]
Category Archives: Silent
Der müde Tod (1921)
English Title: Destiny Directed by: Fritz Lang Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A young woman (Lil Dagover) confronts Death (Bernhard Goetzke) when he takes her love away. Kitty Cameos: The couple stop at an inn when when the woman goes into the kitchen. She spots […]
The Butcher Boy (1917)
Directed by: Roscoe Arbuckle Synopsis: Chaos ensues in a general store. This Arbuckle short is noteworthy for including the first screen appearance of Buster Keaton. Kitty Cameo: A regular Arbuckle co-star was Luke the Dog. Here he is first shown barking at a black cat which is arching its back and hissing in response. Final […]
Angora Love (1929)
Directed by: Lewis R. Foster Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Stan (Laurel) and Oliver (Hardy) try to care for an escaped goat named Penelope in their apartment without letting their landlord know. Purr Blur: At the beginning of the short, Penelope is tied up outside […]
Max n’aime pas les chats (1913)
English Titles: Max Doesn’t Like Cats; Love Me, Love My Cat Directed by: Max Linder This review contains some slight and cartoonish Kitty Carnage Warnings! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Max (Linder) is married to a woman (Lucy d’Orbel) who loves her cat even though […]
La souriante Madame Beudet (1923)
English Title: The Smiling Madame Beudet Directed by: Germaine Dulac Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Madame Beudet (Germaine Dermoz) is an unhappily married woman who is driven to thoughts of murder by her insensitive husband (Alexandre Arquillière). Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Monsieur Beudet owns a […]
La Cigarette (1919)
Directed by: Germaine Dulac Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Museum director Pierre Guérande (Gabriel Signoret) suspects his young wife Denise (Andrée Brabant) of being unfaithful and plans drastic measures for himself. Purr Blur: Pierre follows Denise to an apartment where he sees Maurice Herbert (Jules […]
Neighbors (1920)
Directed by: Eddie Cline, Buster Keaton Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Buster (Keaton) is in love with the girl next door but families get in the way of their romance. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealers): In one scene a policeman chases Buster into a house. He […]
It’s the Old Army Game (1926)
Directed by: A. Edward Sutherland Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film! Synopsis: Elmer Prettywillie (W.C. Fields) runs the local drugstore where he deals with kooky customers and gets caught up in a real estate scam. Kitty Cameo: One sight gag has Elmer dusting bric-a-brac in the store. […]
The ‘High Sign’ (1921)
Directed by: Eddie Cline Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Buster Keaton gets a job at a shooting gallery which brings him into contact with a group of hoodlums out to kill a businessman. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): When Buster applies for the job at the […]