Warner Bros.
Starring: Gene Hackman, Susan Clark, Harris Yulin
Directed by: Arthur Penn
Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film!
Synopsis: Harry Moseby (Gene Hackman) is a private detective who is hired to track down the missing daughter of a former Hollywood starlet while coping with the realization that his wife has been having an affair.
Kitty Cameo: In one scene Harry breaks into the home of Marty Heller (Harris Yulin), with whom his wife Ellen (Susan Clark) is having an affair. There is music playing on the stereo in the living room but no one is present except for a Siamese cat sitting on a chair.
Harry sits down on the couch and pours himself some wine and puts his feet up on the coffee table as the cat continues to sit in the chair.
Harry eventually turns the music up louder so that Marty and Ellen come running out to see what is happening. Marty turns the music down and picks up the cat, moving it away from Harry.
As Susan and Harry talk, Marty keeps interjecting what he thinks Harry would like. Harry finally says, “Harry thinks if you call him Harry one more time he’s gonna make you eat that cat!”
Marty leaves, carrying the cat out to the porch with him.
Final Mewsings: Do not anger men who would make you eat your own cat.
Many thanks to Ted Davis for recommending this movie to us!
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