Directed by: Harry Lachman Synopsis: Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) boards a treasure hunting ship looking for his number two son but finds murder instead. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): After Charlie boards the ship he meets Miss Nodbury (Ethel Griffies), the elderly woman who has arranged the expedition. As they are talking they hear something break […]
Directed by: Baltasar Kormákur Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Former smuggler Chris Farraday (Mark Wahlberg) is pulled back into the business to protect his brother from angry drug runners. Cat Cattle Call: Chris calls on a contact in Panama City named Edwin (Viktor Hernandez) to […]
English Title: Midaq Alley Directed by: Jorge Fons Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The lives and complicated relationships of the people living on Callejón de los Milagros in Mexico City. Kitty Cameo: A bookseller named Ubaldo (Óscar Yoldi) owns a white and gray kitten which […]
Directed by: Curtis Bernhardt Synopsis: Dr. Michael Corday (Glenn Ford) learns compassion when he falls in love with one of his patients named Evelyn (Janet Leigh). Purr Blur: In one scene Dr. Corday is walking to a tenement building in Spanish Harlem to see a young boy who’s throat is closed up. As the doctor […]
Original Air Date: January 1, 1976 Directed by: Michael Apted Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: A performance of the Harold Pinter play finds confusion about a possible affair between Bill (Malcolm McDowell) and Stella (Helen Mirren) which leaves Bill’s partner Harry (Laurence Olivier) and Stella’s husband […]
Original Air Date: December 31, 1969 Directed by: Robert M. Leeds Synopsis: The Clampetts again visit Hooterville in this crossover episode with the series Petticoat Junction. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): When Granny (Irene Dunne), Jed (Buddy Ebsen) and Elly May (Donna Douglas) arrive in Hooterville they stop at Sam Drucker’s (Frank Cady) General Store. There […]
Also Known As: The Wonderful World of Those Cuckoo Crazy Animals; also Paws, Claws & Jaws Directed by: Paul M. Heller, Alan Myerson, Fred Weintraub Synopsis: A compilation of old movie clips focused on animal actors. Featured Felines: The opening title card for the film shows one cat actor, most likely a drawing of Orangey […]
Synopsis: A British Public Information Film which alerts people to check for loose carpeting in the home of their elderly family and friends. Kitty Cameo: The PIF begins with an elderly woman lying on the floor in the entry hallway of her home. A gray cat is sitting beside her. The film then flashes back […]
Directed by: Scott Smith Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Jamie (Maggie Lawson) owns the True Love Bookstore and Café which is in danger of being taken over by a development whose architect happens to be her first love Sawyer (Sam Page). Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): […]
Directed by: Tamara Jenkins Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Wendy (Laura Linney) and John Savage (Philip Seymour Hoffman) find themselves having to come together as siblings despite a troubled past to care for their ailing father Lenny (Philip Bosco). Featured Feline: Wendy owns a female […]