Directed by: Don Siegel

Synopsis: A social worker (James Whitmore) tries to get through to hoodlum kids running amok in the streets.

Purr Blur: Near the end of the film, Frankie (John Cassavetes), Angelo (Sal Mineo) and Lou (Mark Rydell) crouch in an alley in anxious anticipation of an impending event. After a moment of silence, there is a sudden crash of garbage cans which makes the boys jump. We see a ginger tabby cat roughly being catapulted by someone off screen into the top of a trash can, knocking off the lid.

The cat scrambles to land on its feet and disappears not to be seen again (understandably so!)

Final Mewsings: Want to scare a street gang? Throw a cat at a garbage can!

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