The Landlord (1970)

Aug 1, 2018

The Landlord poster

The Mirisch Corporation
Starring: Beau Bridges, Lee Grant
Directed by: Hal Ashby

Synopsis: Privileged Elgar Enders (Beau Bridges) tries to escape his stifling upper class family by buying a tenement building in Brooklyn which he hopes to remodel. Instead he connects with the tenants in ways he didn’t expect.

Kitty Cameo: When Elgar tells his mother Joyce (Lee Grant) about his purchase, she is in a sunroom in the family home. A long-haired white cat is sitting off to one side.

The Landlord - long-haired white cat lying on table

Joyce approaches the cat and holds out her finger for the animal to smell.

The Landlord - long-haired white cat lying on table sniffing at finger

She then picks up the cat from the table.

The Landlord - long-haired white cat being picked up from table

Joyce carries the cat to a large bird cage and places one paw on the wires.

The Landlord - Joyce Enders Lee Grant carrying long-haired white cat

The Landlord - Joyce Enders Lee Grant holding long-haired white cat by birdcage

The Landlord - Joyce Enders Lee Grant holding long-haired white cat by birdcage

As she is scolded by her son she continues to hold the cat. However when the scene cuts to a wider shot the cat is suddenly no longer there and does not return.

The Landlord - Joyce Enders Lee Grant holding long-haired white cat

The Landlord - Joyce Enders Lee Grant holding long-haired white cat

Final Mewsings: Cats and sons sometimes need to disappear.

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