Animals in Action (1955)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Narrator: Pete Smith Synopsis: A Pete Smith Specialty short subject in which stock footage of various animals in action are shown, including slow motion footage of greyhound races and horse steeplechase tumbles, animals with props and unusual animal pairings. Kitty Cameo: In one segment a chimpanzee is shown giving a small Siamese or Burmese cat a […]

Ghost Valley (1932)

RKO Pathé Pictures Starring: Tom Keene, Merna Kennedy, Kate Campbell Directed by: Fred Allen Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A cowboy (Tom Keene) is talked into posing as Jerry Long, the heir of an old mining town, to deceive Jane Worth (Merna Kennedy), a fellow heir, into forfeiting […]

An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island (1998)

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) and his friend Tony (voiced by Pat Musick) discover a map which leads to a secret underground city of Indian mice […]

Counterplot (1959)

Kurt Neumann Productions Starring: Forrest Tucker, Allison Hayes, Gerald Milton Directed by: Kurt Neumann Synopsis: Brock Miller (Forrest Tucker) is accused of murder in Puerto Rico and is hiding out with the aid of his young companion Manuel (Jackie Wayne).  Manuel is jealous of Brock’s relationship with the beautiful singer Connie Lane (Allison Hayes) but it’s the double-dealing […]

The Freshman (1925)

The Harold Lloyd Corporation Starring: Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston, Brooks Benedict Directed by: Fred C. Newmeyer Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Freshman college student Harold Lamb (Harold Lloyd) is eager to impress his fellow students with his peppy manner and enthusiasm.  Unfortunately he becomes the butt of the […]

Leave it to Beaver – “Beaver’s Cat Problem”

Original Air Date: November 4, 1961 Starring: Hugh Downs, Barbara Billingsly, Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers as “The Beaver” Guest Starring: Bootsy Directed by: David Butler Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Beaver (Jerry Mathers) finds a Persian cat on the doorstep and takes it in.  The cat belongs to Mrs. Prentiss […]

Comfort Me With Absinthe (2014)

Mr. Moonshine Music Video Animated by: Justine Prebich Directed by: Michelle Prebich Synopsis: An animated music video for the Long Beach based indie rock band Mr. Moonshine.  A black cat happens upon people in a cafe sipping absinthe and is aware of the potent power that’s really behind the drink. Cartoon Cat: We love independent film and independent musicians […]

Dog Heaven (1927)

Hal Roach Studios Starring: Joe Cobb, Pete the Pup, Bobby ‘Wheezer’ Hutchins Directed by: Anthony Mack, Charles Oelze Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this short! Synopsis: Pete the Pup Joe becomes despondent and wants to end it all when his boy (Joe Cobb) seems to favor a beautiful little girl named […]

Apartment Zero (1988)

Producers Representative Organization Starring: Hart Bochner, Colin Firth, Dora Bryan Directed by: Martin Donovan Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Adrian LeDuc (Colin Firth) is living alone after having to send his aging mother to a sanitarium.  He advertises for a roommate and decides on Jack Carney (Hart Bochner), […]

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)

Universal Pictures Starring: Dom DeLuise, James Stewart, John Cleese Directed by: Phil Nibbelink, Simon Wells Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Fievel Mousekewitz (voiced by Phillip Glasser) and his family leave New York for the wide open spaces of the American west.  Unbeknownst to them, the shyster behind the […]