English Title: The Little House in Kolomna Directed by: Pyotr Chardynin Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on a poem by Alexander Pushkin. A young woman Parasha (Sofya Goslavskaya) lives with her widowed mother (Praskovya Maksimova) and comes up with a clever way to see […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage features a man on his farm somewhere in England. Reality Cat: At the beginning of the segment the unknown man is seated on a gypsy caravan with two dogs and a longhaired cat. The man turns the cat to face the camera. Final Mewsings: All farms should have cats! To […]
Directed by: George Foster Platt Synopsis: A fascinating look at the life of Helen Keller (portrayed by herself in the last segment). Kitty Cameos: Helen as a child (Etna Ross) is pulled into a barn by her friend Martha Washington (Jenny Lind). They join two other friends in looking at a mama cat and her […]
English Title: Cosmic Journey Directed by: Vasily Zhuravlyov Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A futuristic Soviet space program finds Professor Pavel Ivanovich Sedikh (Sergey Komarov) attempting to be the first man on the moon. Featured Feline: During the course of the film it is explained […]
Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Snap the Gingerbread Man meets up with a witch and her black cat. Cartoon Cat: The black cat appears from a hole inside the witch’s tree and spies Snap standing outside. The cat loves gingerbread and bites Snap’s leg. Snap […]
Directed by: Paul Leni Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Murder and mysterious goings-on in a dilapidated Broadway theater. Kitty Cameo: Well into the film a trap door is discovered after the murdered thespian’s monocle is found. When the door is opened, a pair of glowing […]
Directed by: Lois Weber Synopsis: Eva Mayer (Mary MacLaren) works all day on her feet to support her poor family and is finally driven to desperation to buy a new pair of shoes Kitty Cameo: Early in the film Eva returns to the apartment building where her family lives. As she is walking upstairs she […]
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 […]
Directed by: Jerome Storm Synopsis: A baseball hopeful named Ben Harding (Charles Ray) is spotted by a major league team and given his shot. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Ben’s sweetheart is Mazie Palmer (Colleen Moore) who is first seen sitting on a bench with her brother (Jay Morley). She is holding a tabby kitten. When […]
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 […]