The Cat Creeps (1946)

Universal Pictures Starring: Frederick Brady, Iris Clive Directed by: Erle C. Kenton Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A remake of the 1930 film which is considered lost. A standard whodunnit with a group of people trying to solve a murder on a Key West island with the help […]

Jinxed! (1982)

MGM/UA Entertainment Company Starring: Bette Midler, Ken Wahl, Rip Torn Directed by: Don Siegel Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Harold Benson (Rip Torn) has a jinx on blackjack dealer Willie Brodax (Ken Wahl) and a hold on his browbeaten girlfriend Bonita Friml (Bette Midler), so Bonita inducts Willie […]

Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

The Geffen Company Starring: Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene Directed by: Frank Oz Synopsis: Based on the popular musical stageplay which was based on the cult classic film by Roger Corman. Seymour Krelborn (Rick Moranis) is a nerdy botanical hobbyist who gains fame and fortune from a wish-granting, carnivorous plant named Audrey II. Kitty Cameo: At the beginning of the […]

Iubeste-ma (2016)

Music Artist: Iulia Dumitrache Synopsis: The official video for the Bucharest singer’s single, which translates into Love Me. Kitty Cameo: An adorable small black kitten is seen several times throughout the video. Final Mewsings: Black cats bring good luck and love! Many thanks to The Horror Cats for spotting this black kitty! Relevant Links:    To discuss this film […]

Mourning Turned Into Joy (1923)

British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage covers the miraculous return to Grimsby of the trawler Sargon to port when the ship and its men were thought to be lost in the Arctic sea. Reality Cats: The returning crew of the ship are seen on deck. Two men in the group are holding black cats. A caption then introduces […]

The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)

Jewel Pictures Starring: Jackie Robinson, Ruby Dee Directed by: Alfred E. Green Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The first film biography of baseball great Jackie Robinson (played by Jackie Robinson himself), the first black baseball player to play in the Major League. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): When Jackie joined […]

Nothing but the Night (1973)

Charlemagne Productions Starring: Christopher Lee, Diana Dors, Peter Cushing Directed by: Peter Sasdy Synopsis: A doctor (Keith Barron), a patholigist (Peter Cushing), a detective (Christopher Lee) and a reporter (Georgia Brown) all try to unravel the mysterious deaths surrounding a Scottish orphanage and a little girl named Mary Valley (Gwyneth Strong) whose nightmares about fire may hold the […]

The House That Dripped Blood (1971)

Amicus Productions Starring: Jon Pertwee, Geoffrey Bayldon Directed by: Peter Duffell Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Four tales of terror are centered around a rental home in England which repeatedly sees scenes of death. Kitty Cameo: In the fourth segment, entitled “The Cloak”, horror movie actor Paul Henderson (John […]

L’avenir (2016)

English Title: Things to Come CG Cinéma Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Roman Kolinka Directed by: Mia Hansen-Løve Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Nathalie Chazeaux (Isabelle Huppert) is a middle-aged philosophy teacher who is dealing with numerous changes in her life involving her elderly mother, her cheating husband and student protests. […]

Arnold (1973)

Bing Crosby Productions Starring: Stella Stevens, Elsa Lanchester Directed by: Georg Fenady Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A young woman named Karen (Stella Stevens) marries the wealthy older Arnold (Norman Stuart) and vows to be loyal to him even when he starts to exact revenge on those who […]