Neighbors (1920)

Directed by: Eddie Cline, Buster Keaton

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

Synopsis: Buster (Keaton) is in love with the girl next door but families get in the way of their romance.

Cat Burglar (Scene Stealers): In one scene a policeman chases Buster into a house. He sees movement under the sheets of a bed and sneaks up on it, pulling the covers off. It is a mama cat with her kittens, although the mama cat takes off through the window.

Neighbors - mama cat and kittens on bed
Neighbors - mama cat running for window and leaving kittens on bed
Neighbors - kittens on bed
Neighbors - policeman looking at kittens on bed
Neighbors - policeman pulls covers off bed revealing mama cat and kittens animated gif

Final Mewsings: Mama cats know how to take it on the lam.

Many thanks to Ted Davis for reminding us of the cats in this short.

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