Walt Disney Productions Narrated by: Sterling Holloway Directed by: Clyde Geronimi Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: One of the segments from the feature film Make Mine Music, this is the animated telling of the Russian fairy tale set to music written by Sergei Prokofiev. Peter is a small […]
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Dollar Dizzy (1930)
Hal Roach Studios Starring: Charley Chase, Thelma Todd, Edgar Kennedy Directed by: James W. Horne Synopsis: Charley finds out that he has inherited a large fortune and goes on vacation to a hotel where he is beset by gold diggers, only to mistake millionairess Thelma (Todd) for one of his stalkers. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In the beginning of […]
The Black Room (1935)
Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Boris Karloff, Marian Marsh Directed by: R. William Neill Synopsis: Twin brothers Gregor and Anton de Berghman (both played by Boris Karloff) are born under a family prophesy which says the younger brother will kill the older in a mysterious black room which is sealed to keep the prediction from coming true. Cat Burglar […]
Grumpier Old Men (1995)
Warner Bros. Starring: Jack Lemmon, Walter Mathau Directed by: Howard Deutch Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Neighbors, friends and sometimes rivals John Gustafson (Jack Lemmon) and Max Goldman (Walter Mathau) are planning the wedding between their kids when Max falls for a new resident in town, the […]
Day of the Badman (1958)
Universal International Pictures (UI) Starring: Fred MacMurray, Robert Foulk Directed by: Harry Keller Synopsis: Judge Jim Scott (Fred MacMurray) faces a difficult decision when he has to sentence a murderer to hang despite the man’s law-disrespecting siblings who threaten the townfolk with violence. Purr Blur: Early in the film Judge Scott walks into the General Store to pick up […]
Swamp Water (1941)
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Starring: Dana Andrews, Anne Baxter, Ward Bond Directed by: Jean Renoir Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A fur trapper named Ben (Dana Andrews) discovers a fugitive living in the Okefenokee Swamp and keeps the man’s secret while falling in love with his daughter. […]
Murder, She Wrote – “Capitol Offense”
Original Air Date: January 6, 1985 Starring: Angela Lansbury, Edie Adams Directed by: John Llewellyn Moxey Synopsis: A Maine Congressman unexpectedly dies of a heart attack and Jessica (Angela Lansbury) is asked to step in to the position for a few weeks when suspicions about the man’s death come to light. Kitty Cameo: In one scene Jessica meets with noted […]
Die furchtlosen Vier (1997)
English Title: The Fearless Four Warner Bros. Starring: Oleta Adams, Mario Adorf, Hartmut Engler Directed by: Michael Coldewey, Eberhard Junkersdorf, Jürgen Richter Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Loosely based on the Grimm Brothers tale of The Town Musicians of Bremen, a dog, a cat, a donkey and a rooster, […]
Baby Brother (1927)
Hal Roach Studios Starring: Joe Cobb, Allen ‘Farina’ Hoskins Directed by: Robert A. McGowan Synopsis: Joe (Joe Cobb) is a lonely rich boy who wants a baby brother and goes to the gang to procure just such a sibling. Cat Cattle Call: Joe’s nanny takes him to her neighborhood to meet the Gang. Joe brings a box of ice […]
The Falcon Out West (1944)
RKO Radio Pictures Starring: Tom Conway, Cliff Clark, Edward Gargan Directed by: William Clemens Synopsis: Tom “The Falcon” Lawrence (Tom Conway) finds himself heading west after a Texas millionaire dies from what appears to be a snake bite in a New York club. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): When The Falcon arrives in Texas he finds Inspector Donovan (Cliff Clark) […]