Directed by: Harold Young Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Torgut Lane (Dean Jagger), a convicted forger, is helped to escape from prison only to find he has been recruited by a mysterious group who turn out to be Nazi saboteurs headed by Fritz Martin (John […]
by Mark Murton Directed by: Roy Boulting Synopsis: As the 1940s approach, British reporter David Charleston (Michael Redgrave) tries to alert the public to the political unrest that he believes is leading to another war with Germany, but no one listens to him. Disillusioned, David retires to a small town in the American Midwest, where […]
by Mark Murton Original Title: La battaglia d’Inghilterra Directed by: Enzo G. Castellari Synopsis: During the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation, a team of German saboteurs assume the identities of dead British soldiers and are transported to England with the objective of crippling British air defenses by destroying radar stations. Purr Blurs: As the soldiers join the […]
by Ted Davis Also Known As: Napoleon vu par Abel Gance Directed by: Abel Gance Synopsis: As a serious single-minded boy, Napoleon (Vladimir Roudenko) is consumed by intimations of his monumental destiny, which he begins to realize as a highly ambitious young man (Albert Dieudonné) when, after overcoming numerous and considerable obstacles, he embarks on […]
Also Known As: Mouse at War Directed by: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A World War II themed short finds mouse Jerry fighting cat Tom via makeshift military equipment in a basement. Cartoon Cat: As in most Tom and Jerry cartoons, Tom […]
Synopsis: A military training film about the dangers of collecting unexploded and potentially booby-trapped ordinance as souvenirs. Kitty Cameo: The short begins with footage of a tabby cat gingerly approaching a dog house. The cat enters the seemingly empty house. Only to be chased out again by a bulldog. Final Mewsings: Cats should know better […]
by Mark Murton Starring: Mirabel Director: Anthony Asquith Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains MAJOR spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A young American Air Force pilot, Gene Summers (Paul Massie), is recruited to take part in a secret UK government mission to eliminate Marcel Lafitte (Leslie French), a suspected traitor in the […]
Directed by: George Gordon Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: After several close calls, the Stork (voiced by Pinto Colvig) decides he’s not going to deliver any more babies during the duration of World War II. Cartoon Kittens: The opening placard includes the Stork and a […]
Directed by: Robert Pirosh Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The story of Japanese-American soldiers who fought in Europe during World War II. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): When we first meet the soldiers in their barracks, they are relaxing. Many are shooting dice, but one man […]
Directed by: Christian Carion Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The story of the truce between certain French, German and Scottish soldiers during World War I at Christmas. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): A ginger tabby cat, the resident of a nearby abandoned farm, appears several times […]