Hammer Films
Starring: Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen, John Carson
Directed by: Peter Sasdy
Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film!
Synopsis: A group of respectable gentlemen looking for kicks unwittingly fall in with a disreputable chap who is determined to bring Dracula (Christopher Lee) back once again.
Kitty Cameo: The three gentlemen, William Hargood (Geoffrey Keen), Jonathon Secker (John Carson) and Samuel Paxton (Peter Sallis) enjoy going to a brothel each week. The proprietor promises them an extraordinary time on this visit and the men are seen sitting with the whores, one of whom has a white Angora cat on her lap which she and her companion, Secker, keep stroking.
When upstart Lord Courtley (Ralph Bates) barges in the hooker is standing holding the cat.
The hooker hands the cat over to Secker, who holds it throughout the rest of the scene.
Final Mewsings: And playing the part of the pussy …
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