The Blue Max (1966)

Directed by: John Guillermin

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: Lt. Bruno Stachel (George Peppard) is a talented flyer for Germany’s air force in World War I, but his blind ambition leads him down a ruinous road, both with his unit and with the General’s wife Kaeti (Ursula Andress).

Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Early in the second half of the film Stachel stumbles into a seedy hotel where a tuxedo cat is manning the desk alone.

The Blue Max - tuxedo cat sitting on hotel lobby desk
The Blue Max - tuxedo cat sitting on hotel lobby desk as Satchel George Peppard enters

After slamming his hand on the bell a couple of times, Stachel heads on upstairs. The cat remains stoic on the desk.

The Blue Max - tuxedo cat sitting on hotel lobby desk with Satchel George Peppard

Once upstairs we see that both Kaeti and another tuxedo cat on her bed are bathing themselves.

The Blue Max - tuxedo cat lying on bed with Kaeti Ursula Andress in background

Stachel enters and after Kaeti takes off his boots and they have some heated words she moves to the bed where the tuxedo is still resting.

The Blue Max - tuxedo cat lying on bed with Kaeti Ursula Andress and Stachel George Peppard
The Blue Max - tuxedo cat lying on bed with Kaeti Ursula Andress and Stachel George Peppard
The Blue Max - tuxedo cat lying on bed with Kaeti Ursula Andress and Stachel George Peppard
The Blue Max - tuxedo cat lying on bed with Kaeti Ursula Andress and Stachel George Peppard animated gif

The cat remains on the bed with the couple throughout the scene, both when they are arguing and when they are making love.

The Blue Max - tuxedo cat lying on bed with Kaeti Ursula Andress and Stachel George Peppard
The Blue Max - tuxedo cat lying on bed with Kaeti Ursula Andress and Stachel George Peppard
The Blue Max - tuxedo cat lying on bed with Kaeti Ursula Andress and Stachel George Peppard

Final Mewsings: Hotel cats know how to be very discreet.

Many thanks to Aaron Shuster for letting us know about the cat in this film.

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