I Escaped from the Gestapo (1943)

I Escaped from the Gestapo (1943)

Directed by: Harold Young Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Torgut Lane (Dean Jagger), a convicted forger, is helped to escape from prison only to find he has been recruited by a mysterious group who turn out to be Nazi saboteurs headed by Fritz Martin (John […]

Hit and Run (1957)

Hit and Run (1957)

Directed by: Hugo Haas Synopsis: Garage owner Gus Hilmer (Hugo Haas) woos and marries the much younger Julie (Cleo Moore) who is only interested in his money and his younger more handsome mechanic Frank (Vince Edwards). Purr Blur (and Cat Burglar Scene Stealer!): As Gus approaches a remote rundown house with a For Sale sign […]

Crucible of Horror (1971)

Crucible of Horror (1971)

by Mark Murton Original UK Title: The Corpse Director: Viktors Ritelis Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A mother and daughter, Edith and Jane Eastwood (Yvonne Mitchell and Sharon Gurney) hatch a plan to murder their domineering and sadistic patriarch, Walter (Michael Gough). Cat Burglar (Scene […]

The Bob Newhart Show – “No Sale”

The Bob Newhart Show – “No Sale”

by Ted Davis Original Air Date: January 3, 1976 Directed by: Eddie Ryder Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this episode! Synopsis: Mild-mannered psychologist Bob Hartley (Bob Newhart) has an opportunity to make a bundle of loot by investing in a real estate scheme provided by his perennially pessimistic […]

UFO – “E.S.P.”

UFO – “E.S.P.”

by Mark Murton Original Air Date: Sept 14, 1970 Directed by: Ken Turner Cat Out Of The Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this episode. Synopsis: Straker (Ed Bishop) and Freeman (George Sewell) investigate when a UFO crashes into the home and kills the wife of a man with Extra Sensory Perception, John […]

Hold That Kiss (1938)

Hold That Kiss (1938)

Directed by: Edwin L. Marin Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: June (Maureen O’Sullivan) and Tommy (Dennis O’Keefe) are both poor suitors who happen to think the other is wealthy, which leads to some crazy misadventures. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The couple decide to go to […]

The Fugitive – “Fear in a Desert City”

The Fugitive – “Fear in a Desert City”

by Ted Davis Original Air Date: September 17, 1963 Directed by: Walter Grauman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: This first episode of the 1960s series begins the multi-year adventure of Dr. Richard Kimble (David Janssen), who is on the run to escape execution for a […]

Crutch (2021)

Crutch (2021)

Music Artist: Band of Horses Directed by: Ben Fee Synopsis: The faces of the band’s members are superimposed on cats and dolls in a room full of kitties. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Numerous cats are featured in the video, many of them playing with balls of yarn and dolls. The band’s faces are sometimes superimposed […]

Blood Orange (1953)

Blood Orange (1953)

by Mark Murton Also Known As: Three Stops to Murder Directed by: Terence Fisher Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film! Synopsis: Discharged by his employer, a private eye, Tom Conway (Tom Conway) stays on the case of a jewel theft at a London fashion house after a […]

The Millionaire – “Ralph the Cat”

The Millionaire – “Ralph the Cat”

Original Air Date: October 29, 1958 Starring: Elmer Directed by: John Peyser Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: The Millionaire Tipton sends a check to a spinster named Amanda Comfort (Loie Bridge) who recently set up a will stipulating that her nephew Freddie Howard (Del Moore) care […]