That Darn Cat (1965)
- Starring:
- Hayley Mills, Dean Jones, (more)
- Director(s):
- Robert Stevenson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- G
- Category:
- Family & Kids, Comedy
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Though overlong even for a Hayley Mills vehicle, That Darn Cat is an expert blend of laughs and suspense. The eponymous feline is D.C., a Siamese belonging to sisters Hayley Mills and Dorothy Provine. One evening, D.C. comes flouncing home with a lady's wristwatch attached to her neck. The watch contains an unfinished plea for help scribbled on its back, written by Grayson Hall, a bank teller held captive in a neighboring house by robbers Neville Brand and Frank Gorshin. Mills and Provine contact the FBI, who send agent Dean Jones (who's allergic to cats) to investigate. In their efforts to locate and rescue Hall and capture the crooks, Jones and the two sisters embark upon a series of slapstick misadventures involving an unending stream of top character actors. The highlight is a lengthy sequence at the drive-in movie theatre managed by ulcerated Richard Deacon. That Darn Cat is based on Undercover Cat, a somewhat more serious suspense novel by The Gordons. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 116 mins
Complete Cast:
- Hayley Mills - Patti Randall
- Dorothy Provine - Ingrid Randall
- Neville Brand - Dan
- William Demarest - Mr. MacDougall
- Richard Eastham - Supervisor Newton
- Ed Wynn - Mr. Hofstedder
- Richard Deacon - Drive-in Manager
- Liam Sullivan - Graham
- Gene Blakely - Cahill
- Larry Blake - Police Officer
- Dean Jones - Zeke Kelso
- Roddy McDowall - Gregory Benson
- Elsa Lanchester - Mrs. MacDougall
- Frank Gorshin - Iggy
- Grayson Hall - Margaret Miller
- Tom Lowell - Canoe
- Iris Adrian - Landlady
- Don Dorrell - Spires
- Karl Held - Kelly
- Ben Lessy - Candy Man
- Director(s):
- Robert Stevenson
- Writer(s):
- Bill Walsh, Mildred Gordon
- Producer(s):
- Ron Miller, Bill Walsh
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- G(Child Classic)
- Categories:
- Family & Kids, Comedy
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