FamilyComedyCrime

That Darn Cat!

- It takes a Siamese secret agent to unravel the PURR-fect crime!

A young woman suspects foul play when her cat comes home wearing a wristwatch. Convincing the FBI, though, and catching the bad guys is tougher than she imagined.

Release Date : 1965-12-02

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Walt Disney Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Patti Randall

Original Name : Hayley Mills

Gender : Female

Character Name : Zeke Kelso

Original Name : Dean Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ingrid Randall

Original Name : Dorothy Provine

Gender : Female

Character Name : Gregory Benson

Original Name : Roddy McDowall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Iggy

Original Name : Frank Gorshin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dan

Original Name : Neville Brand

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. MacDougall

Original Name : Elsa Lanchester

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. MacDougall

Original Name : William Demarest

Gender : Male

Character Name : Supervisor Newton

Original Name : Richard Eastham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Margaret Miller

Original Name : Grayson Hall

Gender : Female

Character Name : Canoe Henderson

Original Name : Tom Lowell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Drive-in-Manager

Original Name : Richard Deacon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Landlady

Original Name : Iris Adrian

Gender : Female

Character Name : Graham

Original Name : Liam Sullivan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Spires

Original Name : Don Dorrell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cahill

Original Name : Gene Blakely

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kelly

Original Name : Karl Held

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Hofstedder

Original Name : Ed Wynn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Larry J. Blake

Gender : Male

Character Name : FBI Agent Hart (uncredited)

Original Name : John Cliff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Siamese Cat (uncredited)

Original Name : D.C. Benny

Gender : Male

Character Name : Drive-In Concessionaire (uncredited)

Original Name : Ben Lessy

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

What time is it Kitty Kat? That Darn Cat! is out of Disney Productions and directed by Robert Stevenson. Collectively written by Bill Walsh and The Gordons (Mildred & Gordon), it stars Hayley Mills, Dean Jones, Dorothy Provine, Roddy McDowall, Neville Brand and Frank Gorshin. Music is by Robert F. Brunner and cinematography by Edward Colman. When DC the Siamese cat is found to have a watch around his neck, one of his owners, Pattii Randall (Mills), alerts the FBI to the possibility it's a clue to a recent kidnapping. Cue much malarkey as humans and cat try to solve the crime whilst staying one step/paw ahead of the criminals... Utterly harmless fluff from the House of the Mouse, That Darn Cat! is basically a live action cartoon. Away from the wonderful cat(s) performance - and the skillful capturing of said cat(s) reactions to situations - there's no great technical genius here. Nothing wrong with that, this is good old fashioned entertainment for the kids to chuckle along with and for the adults to smile at. Yes some of the performances are twee or precious, and the story is silly, but it's honest family fare that's also boosted by Ed Wynn and Elsa Lanchester in secondary support slots. 6.5/10

r96sk

@r96sk

2021-06-23

Funny, probably the most I've laughed at a Disney film so far. 'That Darn Cat!' is an entertaining production. The premise, whilst not incredibly executed, is amusing and very watchable. Cast-wise it's terrific, Hayley Mills and Dean Jones certainly raise everyone else up but all the characters are astutely cast. DC the cat is adorable, too. Mills plays Patti while Jones portrays Kelso. They both work very well together, I enjoyed both performances. Ed Wynn has, like in 'Those Calloways', a good short showing. No others stand out per se, but they all bring little things to their respective roles. I do wish they would've done more with the villains though, given they were nicely cast. What they give is decent, but they definitely could've played a bigger part. The film probably runs 10-15 minutes too long also. You should watch this if you get the opportunity, it makes for fun viewing.