Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: May Robson, Warren William, Guy Kibbee, Ned Sparks Directed by: Frank Capra Synopsis: Based on a short story by Damon Runyan. Apple Annie (May Robson) is a well-known peddler of apples in New York City. She is favored in particular by a gambler named Dave the Dude (Warren William) who finds that her apples […]
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This Land is Mine (1943)
RKO Radio Pictures Starring: Charles Laughton, Maureen O’Hara, Una O’Connor, George Sanders, Walter Slezak Directed by: Jean Renoir Synopsis: The non-specific setting for this film is a small town in Europe which is being occupied by the Nazis. The story follows a group of townsfolk as they either acquiesce to the invading forces or find the courage to […]
Monty Python’s Flying Circus – “Man’s Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the Twentieth Century”
Original Air Date: November 16, 1969 Starring: Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam Directed by: Ian MacNaughton Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this sketch! Synopsis: The classic irreverent British sketch series takes on all topics and turns convention on its ear in a completely unique and witty […]
Neko no ongaeshi (2002)
English Title: The Cat Returns Studio Ghibli Starring: Chizuru Ikewaki, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Aki Maeda Directed by: Hiroyuki Morita Synopsis: A follow-up film to Studio Ghibli’s 1995 animated feature Whisper of the Heart. Haru is a young girl who rescues a cat from being hit by a car, then is surprised when the cat thanks her. She is later […]
Ten Dollars or Ten Days (1924)
Mack Sennett Comedies Starring: Ben Turpin, Harry Gribbon, Irene Lentz Directed by: Del Lord Synopsis: A soda clerk (Ben Turpin) working in a department store loves the store’s cashier (Irene Lentz), who in turn loves the ribbon clerk (Harry Gribbon), but when a robbery occurs everyone finds themselves involved and the wrong people are accused, leading to comedy […]
The Legacy (1978)
David Foster Productions Starring: Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott, Margaret Tyzack Directed by: Richard Marquand Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An American interior decorator named Margaret Walsh (Katharine Ross) is surprised when she receives a check for $50,000 for a job in England from an unknown source. Curious, she […]
Yankee Doodle Cricket (1975)
Chuck Jones Enterprises Starring: Mel Blanc, Les Tremayne, June Foray Directed by: Chuck Jones Synopsis: Chester C. Cricket, Harry the Cat (both voiced by Les Tremayne) and Tucker the Mouse (voiced by Mel Blanc) find out that their forefathers all played important roles in the early stages of American Independence in this animated television special. Featured Feline: The characters […]
Mad About Men (1954)
Group Film Productions Limited Starring: Glynis Johns, Donald Sinden, Anne Crawford Directed by: Ralph Thomas Synopsis: Miranda the Mermaid (Glynis Johns) returns in this sequel which features a schoolteacher look-alike (also Glynis Johns) who moves to a small cottage in Cornwall which she has inherited, only to find a cove beneath where Miranda and her friend Berengaria (Dora […]
My Man and I (1952)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Starring: Ricardo Montalban, Claire Trevor, Wendell Corey Directed by: William A. Wellman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Farm laborer Chu Chu Ramirez (Ricardo Montalban) is equally proud of his Mexican heritage and his American citizenship (he carries a letter written to him from the President in his […]
Tucker’s Witch – “The Good Witch of Laurel Canyon”
Original Air Date: October 6, 1982 Starring: Catherine Hicks, Tim Matheson, Alfre Woodard, Bill Morey Directed by: Peter H. Hunt Synopsis: Rick Tucker (Tim Matheson) and his wife Amanda (Catherine Hicks) are private investigators who find themselves searching for a murderer guilty of strangling women in newly constructed high-rise buildings. They use their sleuthing skills, plus Catherine’s psychic and […]