First National Pictures Starring: Aline MacMahon, Guy Kibbee, Helen Lowell Directed by: Alfred E. Green Synopsis: A screwball comedy in which a crazy family drives their hard-working matriarch to the verge of a nervous breakdown, so when she inherits a fortune she’s more than happy to take care of herself for a change. Purr Blur: With all the crazy […]
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No Country for Old Men (2007)
Miramax Starring: Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones Directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Synopsis: Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) finds himself on the run from a maniacal killer (Javier Barden) after coming across a drug deal gone haywire and taking the money for himself. Kitty Cameo: At one point in the film Llewelyn checks into a hotel. As […]
Magnum, P.I. – “Photo Play”
Original Air Date: April 10, 1986 Starring: Tom Selleck, Gillian Dobb, Cassie Yates Directed by: Burt Brinckerhoff Synopsis: Thomas Magnum (Tom Selleck) finds himself drawn into a strange case when his car is hit by men chasing a photographer named Shelly Faraday (Cassie Yates). They just need to figure out exactly what the men are after. Kitty Cameo: As part […]
Puss Café (1950)
Walt Disney Productions Starring: Pinto Colvig Directed by: Charles Nichols Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Two street cats named Milton and Richard think that Mickey Mouse’s yard looks like one giant cafe, what with bottled milk, a busy birdhouse and a well-stocked goldfish pond. But Pluto does everything […]
From Hand to Mouth (1919)
Rolin Films Starring: Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, ‘Snub’ Pollard Directed by: Alfred Goulding Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A poor Boy (Harold Lloyd) can’t seem to get a break when it comes to finding food or money. That is until a beautiful heiress (Mildred Davis) takes pity on […]
Logan’s Run (1976)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Peter Ustinov Directed by: Michael Anderson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In the future, young people live in idyllic conditions inside an enormous city. At the age of 30, citizens are mandated to go through something called Carousel. Those who refuse […]
St. Martin’s Lane (1938)
Alternative Title: Sidewalks of London Mayflower Pictures Corporation Starring: Charles Laughton, Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison Directed by: Tim Whelan Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Charles Staggers (Charles Laughton) is a long-time street busker who encounters a young waif named Liberty (Vivien Leigh) and takes her under his wing. But […]
April Showers (1948)
Warner Bros. Starring: Jack Carson, Ann Sheridan, Robert Alda Directed by: James V. Kern Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A vaudeville couple, Joe and June Tyme (Jack Carson and Ann Sheridan), find their act is outdated and no longer selling. But when their son Buster (Robert Ellis) joins […]
Goliath (2008)
IFC Films Starring: David Zellner, Nathan Zellner, Caroline O’Connor Also Starring: Minou, Cornbread Directed by: David Zellner Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An offbeat, independent comedy in which a man who is going through a nasty divorce and partially demoted at work is pushed over the edge by the disappearance […]
Perry Mason – “The Case of the Caretaker’s Cat”
Original Air Date: March 7, 1959 Starring: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, Benson Fong Directed by: Arthur Marks Synopsis: A wealthy man concocts a scheme to test the ulterior motives of his heirs but things go awry and his accomplice, caretaker James Hing (Benson Fong) ends up being accused of the man’s murder. Featured Feline: The caretaker’s cat is a beautiful […]