What a Man! (1944)

Monogram Pictures Starring: Johnny Downs, Wanda McKay, Robert Kent Directed by: William Beaudine Synopsis: Timid office worker Henry Burrows (Johnny Downs) has his life turned upside down when a red-haired woman named Joan (Wanda McKay) enters his house without his knowledge.  She appears to be hiding out from the police but Henry falls in love with her anyway. […]

Emergency! – “Alley Cat”

Original Air Date: October 6, 1973 Starring: Randolph Mantooth, Kevin Tighe Directed by: Alan Crosland Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: John (Randolph Mantooth) is surprised when a stray cat chooses his bed at the firehouse to have her kittens.  Meanwhile the rescue squads aids the victims of a small […]

More Kittens (1936)

Walt Disney Productions Directed by: David Hand, Wilfred Jackson Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A Disney Technicolor Silly Symphony and sequel to Three Orphan Kittens.  Having been chased from the house by the nanny from the previous short, the kittens have adventures outdoors with a tolerant St. […]

Who Killed Cock Robin? (1933)

British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows Puffy the Cat eating a muffin and playing with his companion Cock Robin, a bird whose wing was injured. Reality Cat: Puffy was a black and white tuxedo cat who shared the spotlight with the injured robin. The newsreel footage shows Puffy and Cock Robin taking bites out of a muffin […]

Death by Invitation (1971)

Kirt Films Starring: Shelby Leverington, Aaron Phillips, Norman Paige Directed by: Ken Friedman Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Low budget horror misfire about a young woman named Lise (Shelby Leverington) who avenges herself upon the descendents of those who executed her ancestor as a witch. Kitty Cameo: In a […]

An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster (1999)

Universal Family and Home Entertainment Starring: Dom DeLuise, Thomas Dekker, Pat Musick Directed by: Larry Latham Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Fievel Mousekewitz (voiced by Thomas Dekkerr) suffers from nightmares caused by recent events where mice have been ripped violently from their homes by some unknown monster in […]

Ministry of Fear (1944)

Paramount Pictures Starring: Ray Milland, Marjorie Reynolds, Carl Esmond Directed by: Fritz Lang Synopsis: Stephen Neale (Ray Milland) is released from a two-year sentence in an asylum after being found guilty of murdering his wife.  He wins a cake at a local fete, setting off a chain of events wherein he realizes a sinister organization is after the […]

Intimni osvetleni (1965)

English Title: Intimate Lighting Ceskoslovenský Státní Film Starring: Zdenek Bezusek, Karel Blazek, Vera Kresadlová Directed by: Ivan Passer Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The story of two classical musicians who reunite after ten years.  Peter (Zdenek Bezusek) is a member of a regional orchestra and returns to play a […]

Blackadder Goes Forth – “Captain Cook”

Original Air Date: September 28, 1989 Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Laurie, Tony Robinson Directed by: Richard Boden Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains a major spoiler for this episode! Synopsis: Captain Edmund Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson) is desperate to find any means to escape from the trenches of World War I and Private Baldrick’s (Tony Robinson) atrocious […]

Three Orphan Kittens (1935)

Walt Disney Productions Directed by: David Hand Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: One of Disney’s Technicolor Silly Symphony shorts.  Three kittens are abandoned in a yard and make their way into the warm house where they explore a table of food, a roomful of toys and then […]