Operation Amsterdam (1959)

by Linda Kay

Directed by: Michael McCarthy

Synopsis: British intelligence officer Jan Smit (Peter Finch) travels to war torn Amsterdam to convince the Dutch diamond merchants to allow Britain to keep safe their stock to prevent the valuable commodity from falling into enemy hands.

Purr Blur: As Jan and his colleagues drive down a mostly vacant street after arriving in the city, they pass a black cat standing by a tree.

Operation Amsterdam - black cat on sidewalk by tree
Operation Amsterdam - Jan Smit Peter Finch in car passing black cat on sidewalk by tree animated gif

Final Mewsings: Cats prefer being out when all people are in.

Many thanks to Mark Murton for letting me know about the cat in this film.

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