The Hindenburg (1975)

Directed by: Robert Wise

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film!

Synopsis: A dramatic retelling about the fiery explosion which destroyed the German airship The Hindenburg in Lakehurst, New Jersey,

Kitty Cameo: In one scene a couple of FBI men pay a call to a suburban woman named Mrs. Rauch (Ruth Schudson). She sits holding a longhair ginger tabby cat while they ask her about a letter she wrote to the German ambassador stating a zeppelin would crash over New York City.

The Hindenburg - longhair ginger tabby cat held by Mrs. Rauch Ruth Schudson
The Hindenburg - longhair ginger tabby cat held by Mrs. Rauch Ruth Schudson

When pressed on how she knows this information, Mrs. Rauch states, “I’m clairvoyant and I’m never wrong!” She then goes on to predict that Bette Davis will play Scarlet O’Hara and that the Duke of Windsor will never marry Miss Simpson.

The Hindenburg - longhair ginger tabby cat held by Mrs. Rauch Ruth Schudson
The Hindenburg - longhair ginger tabby cat held by Mrs. Rauch Ruth Schudson

Final Mewsings: Cats would say that one out of three isn’t bad.

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

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