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Another one from Hayley Mills: "That darn cat" (1965)


First, info: I'm going on vacations tomorrow, so I'll be back posting like in 13 days. Hope you don't forget me :)

Having said that, yes, you're right, I've been writing a lot about Hayley's films lately. It's just they're so much fun! That Darn Cat (1965; Robert Stevenson) is maybe the weakest of them, but it's fresh and amusing anyway.

In this one, Hayley's independent cat (that darn cat) is used by a kidnapped woman to send a message of "Hel" (the woman wanted to write Help, but she didn't have time because the violent kidnappers were watching). Hayley is so clever that she connects the "Hel" message with the kidnap case and contacts the FBI. A guy from this organism (Dean Jones) gets the case and transform Hayley's older sister's room in his headquarters, even when she dates a super conservative guy. Oh, Hayley has a surf film fanatic friend and a gossipy neighbor played by The Bride of Frankenstein.

I enjoyed That darn cat, even when at some points it got very silly (the FBI guys were kind of dumb). The cat steals the show; the film keeps you intrigued and there are some really funny scenes. My favorite is when Hayley pretends to be an informant and talks with an accent over the phone, hilarious! The clip wasn't online, so I uploaded it for you:


Like the others movies from Hayley I've reviewed, That darn cat has a cool song, this time by Bobby Darin (lyrics start at 01.51).

See ya in two weeks!



 More from Hayley Mills :

The Moon-Spinners (1964): an entertaining teen mystery film
The parent trap (1961): what a charming film!!

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