Fighter Squadron (1948)

Fighter Squadron (1948)

Starring: Black Tom Directed by: Raoul Walsh Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Ace fighter pilot Major Ed Hardin (Edmond O’Brien), finds himself promoted to the head of his group where he must reconcile his dislike for authority with the need to lead and protect his […]

The Baby and the Battleship (1956)

The Baby and the Battleship (1956)

by Mark Murton This review contains a Mild Kitty Carnage Warning for rough handling! Directed by: Jay Lewis Synopsis: After a drunken night ashore, Puncher Roberts (John Mills) finds himself stuck with the baby brother of his best friend’s ex-girlfriend and unable to return him before the ship sails he smuggles the child aboard and […]

The Good Life – “The Weaker Sex?”

The Good Life – “The Weaker Sex?”

by Mark Murton Original Air Date: April 18, 1975 Directed by: John Howard Davies Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Tom and Barbara Good’s (Richard Briers and Felicity Kendal) plans progress as the first of their plants begin to take root. Things look up when they […]

Hazel – “Hazel’s Endearing Young Charms”

Hazel – “Hazel’s Endearing Young Charms”

Original Air Date: December 27, 1965 Directed by: E.W. Swackhamer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Frustrated with Hazel’s (Shirley Booth) constant praise of his brother, Steve (Ray Fulmer) suffers from an inferiority complex. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In the opening scene Hazel asks Harold (Bobby Buntrock) […]

Pinocchio (2022)

Pinocchio (2022)

Directed by: Robert Zemeckis Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A live-action / computer animated update of the Disney film in which a woodcarver named Geppetto (Tom Hanks) wishes that the puppet he has created could be a real boy. Cartoon Cats: As in the original […]

Halloween Safety (1977)

Halloween Safety (1977)

Directed by: Herk Harvey Synopsis: A film which points out potential hazards for young trick or treaters on Halloween night. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): One piece of advice is to make sure costumes do not drape too long so children can trip over them. As a mother hems the bottom of a little girl’s witch […]

Who Killed Aunt Maggie? (1940)

Who Killed Aunt Maggie? (1940)

Review by Ted DavisBehind the Scenes by Linda Kay Starring: Yehudi Directed by: Arthur Lubin This review contains a mild Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Radio writer Sally Ambler (Wendy Barrie) travels back to Wisteria Hall, the old family mansion outside of […]

The Night We Got the Bird (1961)

The Night We Got the Bird (1961)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Darcy Conyers Cat Out Of The Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film. Synopsis: Comic caper following gormless antiques seller Bertie Skidmore (Brian Rix) who gets caught up in his new boss’s forgery racket. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): After the death of his boss, Cecil (Ronald Shiner), […]

13 East Street (1952)

13 East Street (1952)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Robert S. Baker Synopsis: A Scotland Yard detective commits a crime and gets sent to prison in order to go undercover and infiltrate a gang of warehouse breakers that he has been unable to catch by normal methods. Purr Blur (and Cat Burglar Scene Stealer!) The gang and their new […]

The Silence of the Hams (1994)

The Silence of the Hams (1994)

Original Title: Il silenzio dei prosciutti Directed by: Ezio Greggio This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Detective Jo Dee Fostar (Billy Zane) enlists advice from serial killer Dr. Animal Cannibal Pizza (Dom DeLuise) in this spoof of crime thrillers. […]