Flesh (1932)

Flesh poster

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Starring:
 Wallace Beery, Karen Morley
Directed by: John Ford

Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: A gentle natured German wrestler named Polakai (Wallace Beery) takes in the beautiful American damsel-in-distress Laura (Karen Morley), unaware of her shady nature.

Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Polakai works in a beer garden and one evening he is closing up the place. He runs around the dark premises calling, “Here Kitty Kitty!” Finally he emerges holding a long-haired white cat by the scruff.

Flesh - Polakai Wallace Beery holding long-haired white cat by scruff

Flesh - Polakai Wallace Beery still holding long-haired white cat by scruff

Polakai places the cat outside.

Flesh - Polakai Wallace Beery putting long-haired white cat outside

Flesh - Polakai Wallace Beery putting long-haired white cat outside animated gif

After closing up, we see Polakai walk towards the street where Laura is waiting. The white cat is between them and then runs away.

Flesh - long-haired white cat on dark street

Later in the film Polakai is seen going to bed. He climbs between the sheets, then pauses and looks for something. A moment later he lifts the same white cat by the scruff from under the covers.

Flesh - Polakai Wallace Beery holding up long-haired white cat by scruff

Flesh - Polakai Wallace Beery lifting long-haired white cat by scruff from bed

Polakai sets the cat on the ground and shooes it away.

Flesh - Polakai Wallace Beery shooing away long-haired white cat be bed

Flesh - Polakai Wallace Beery lifting long-haired white cat out of bed animated gif

Turner Classic Movies posted a beautiful still of actress Karen Morley holding the white cat, even though she is not seen holding the cat in the finished film.

Flesh - Laura Karen Morley holding long-haired white cat

Final Mewsings: Polakai should have shooed away Laura and kept the cat!


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