That Darn Cat! (1965 film)
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- This article is about 1965 film. For the 1997 remake, see That Darn Cat (1997 film).
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| Directed by | Robert Stevenson |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Written by | Gordon Gordon Mildred Gordon Bill Walsh |
| Starring | Hayley Mills Dean Jones Dorothy Provine Roddy McDowall Neville Brand Elsa Lanchester William Demarest Frank Gorshin Tom Lowell Ed Wynn Richard Deacon Grayson Hall |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
| Release date(s) | 1965-12-02 (USA) |
| Running time | 116 minutes |
| Language | English |
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That Darn Cat! is a 1965 Walt Disney feature film comedy directed by Robert Stevenson and starring the young Hayley Mills. It was based on a book called Undercover Cat by Gordon and Mildred Gordon. It also starred Roddy McDowall, Frank Gorshin, and Dean Jones. The title song was written by The Sherman Brothers and sung by Bobby Darin.
[edit] Plot
A mischievous cat, whose collar is evidence of a woman's kidnapping, is used by the FBI to track down a pair of bank robbers/kidnappers. Ironically, the agent they send is allergic to cats.
[edit] Primary Cast
- Hayley Mills : Patricia 'Patti' Randall
- Dean Jones : Zeke Kelso
- Dorothy Provine : Ingrid Randall
- Roddy McDowall : Gregory Benson
- Neville Brand : Dan
- Elsa Lanchester : Mrs. MacDougall
- William Demarest : Mr. MacDougall
- Frank Gorshin : Iggy
- Tom Lowell : Canoe
- Ed Wynn : Mr. Hofstedder
- Richard Deacon : Drive-In Theatre Manager
- Grayson Hall : Kidnapped Bank Employee, Miss Margaret Miller
[edit] Notes
- The film was remade in 1997, starring Christina Ricci and Doug E. Doug.
- This was Hayley Mill's last role for the studio after six years, beginning with Pollyanna. Christina Ricci's last role for Disney was in the remake from 1997 (see above).
- The film's writers, Mildred Gordon, Gordon Gordon, and Bill Walsh, were nominated by the Writers Guild of America for Best Written American Comedy.
