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.
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[edit] Plot
Dan and Iggy are bank robbers who are responsible for the kidnapping of a female bank employee named Margaret Miller. She sends a plea for help onto the collar of a mischievous cat. Now this cat is used by the FBI to track down Margaret's kidnappers. Amusingly, the agent they send is allergic to cats.
[edit] Primary Cast
- Syn[1] - The Cat
- Hayley Mills - Patricia 'Patti' Randall
- Dean Jones - Zeke Kelso
- Dorothy Provine - Ingrid Randall
- Roddy McDowall - Gregory Benson
- Neville Brand - Dan the Bank Robber
- Elsa Lanchester - Mrs. MacDougall
- William Demarest - Mr. MacDougall
- Frank Gorshin - Iggy the Bank Robber
- Tom Lowell - Canoe
- Ed Wynn - Mr. Hofstedder
- Richard Deacon - Drive-In Theatre Manager
- Grayson Hall - Miss Margaret Miller
[edit] Notes
- The film was remade in 1997, starring Christina Ricci and Doug E. Doug.
- This was Hayley Mills'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.
