Directed by: Jack Smight Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Christopher Gill (Rod Steiger) is a deranged killer who toys with Morris Brummel (George Segal), the detective assigned to his murders. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Gill targets older women living alone, showing up at their apartments […]
Original Air Date: October 27, 1976 Synopsis: Dolly Parton visits the Captain. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Late in the episode a film is shown featuring a mama cat and her kittens. The kittens are newborns in the beginning. The kittens then grow and are shown eating and playing. A woman (not Dolly Parton!) sings about […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows a religious service held especially for pets and their owners. Reality Cats: The annual open-air service, held in Putney by Reverend John Pearce-Higgins, brought out people and their various pets, including at least one tabby kitten and one black cat. Final Mewsings: Bless all the kitties and animals. To […]
Directed by: Charles Crichton Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Teenager Joe Kirby (Harry Fowler) uncovers a code hidden in a comic book being used by a gang of thieves and encourages his pals to work together to stop them. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): The boys […]
Original Air Date: March 6, 1960 Starring: Orangey Directed by: Gene Reynolds Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: A man named Thomas Craig (Dick Van Dyke) and his floozy girlfriend Judy (Stella Stevens) are stunned when Craig’s father leaves all of his money to his dog Casper […]
Starring: Tigerli, Blüesli and kittens Directed by: Alfred Roth Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Home movie footage shows two tabby cats with their black kittens. Reality Cats: This short film begins with a tabby cat in a yard. The cat impressively climbs a thin wooden […]
English Title: Diamonds of the Night Directed by: Jan Nemec Synopsis: A dream-like film in which two Jewish boys (Ladislav Jánsky and Antonín Kumbera) escape from their World War II German captors into the woods. Kitty Cameos: Throughout the film, flashbacks of the boys’ lives are shown as memories or dreams, or perhaps even fantasies. […]
Directed by: Edwin L. Marin Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Hank Sherman (Robert Young) is a law student who is determined to bring down a group of racketeers. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): After landing a job as a chauffer, Hank falls for the boss’s secretary […]
Original Air Date: February 1, 1967 Directed by: Richard L. Bare Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Unable to deal with his wife’s boredom, Oliver (Eddie Albert) arranges for Lisa (Eva Gabor) to become the head of a humane society which leads to even more trouble. Kitty […]
English Titles: Max Doesn’t Like Cats; Love Me, Love My Cat Directed by: Max Linder This review contains some slight and cartoonish Kitty Carnage Warnings! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Max (Linder) is married to a woman (Lucy d’Orbel) who loves her cat even though […]