That Darn Cat

That Darn Cat is a truly entertaining Disney family film, from its heyday. A woman is kidnapped, a cat may be the vital clue, the FBI is unsure, so a young teenage girl will prod them …

That Darn Cat (1965) starring Dean Jones, Hayley Mills, Dorothy Provine

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That Darn Cat! DVD 

The fur flies when a smart Siamese cat goes undercover and Hayley Mills and Dean Jones team up for mystery, adventure, and wild comedy in Walt Disney’s original comedy classic. When the irrepressible and always hungry D.C. (Darn Cat) turns up with a wristwatch for a collar, it becomes a tip-off to an unsolved robbery and kidnapping. You don’t know who’s tailing who as nosy neighbors, jealous boyfriends, and a highly allergic FBI agent play a game of cat and mouse to crack the baffling case. 

Product Description 

The fur flies when a smart Siamese cat goes undercover and Hayley Mills and Dean Jones team up for mystery, adventure, and wild comedy on Disney DVD. When the irrepressible and always hungry D.C. (Darn Cat) turns up with a wristwatch for a collar, it becomes a tip-off to an unsolved robbery and kidnapping. You don’t know who’s tailing who as nosy neighbors, jealous boyfriends, and a highly allergic FBI agent play a game of cat and mouse to crack the baffling case. Don’t miss the spectacular supporting cast featuring Dorothy Provine, Roddy McDowall, Frank Gorshin, and Ed Wynn, plus 100 purr-cent feline family fun!

The film was a big Christmas release, grossing more than $9 million at the box office, due in part to a screenplay written by the original authors of the story “Undercover Cat,” Millie and Gordon Gordon, along with Bill Walsh, and a popular title tune written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, sung by Bobby Darrin.|One of the cats who placed D.C. was Tao from Disney’s THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY.

Cast of characters

• Hayley Mills (The Daydreamer) … Patti Randall. The young lady who thinks that D.C. has brought a vital clue to the kidnapping.
• Dean Jones (The Shaggy D.A.; Million Dollar Duck) … Zeke Kelso. Handsome young FBI agent assigned to the case.
• Dorothy Provine (Who’s Minding The Mint?; The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock) … Ingrid Randall. Patti’s older sister, who’s being pursued by:
• Roddy McDowall (Lord Love a Duck; Planet of the Apes) … Gregory Benson, the arrogant young man who’s been driving Ingrid to work.
• Neville Brand (Stalag 17) … Dan
• Elsa Lanchester (Murder By Death; Witness for the Prosecution) … Mrs. MacDougall. An absolutely hilarious role as the nosy neighbor, who goes to clownish extremes to eavesdrop. Such as “borrowing” her husband’s hearing aid and fishing pole to get long-distance listening!
• William Demarest (Sorrowful Jones; Excuse My Dust) … Mr. MacDougall. His suffering husband, who keeps preventing her. Also hilariously funny in his role.
• Frank Gorshin (Batman – The Movie) … Iggy. One of the two bank robbers and kidnappers.
• Richard Eastham … Supervisor Newton
• Grayson Hall (Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse) … Margaret Miller. The kidnapped bank teller, who knows the thieves plan to murder her. She uses the cat to get a message out, by putting her wristwatch around the cat’s neck.
• Tom Lowell (Escape from the Planet of the Apes) … Canoe Henderson. Patti’s friend, who’s clearly jealous of Zeke. A funny performance.
• Richard Deacon (Dick Van Dyke Show: Complete First Season) … Drive-in-Mgr. A very funny performance!
• Iris Adrian (The Odd Couple [movie]) … Landlady Mrs. Tabin
• Liam Sullivan … Graham
• Don Dorrell … Spires
• Gene Blakely … Cahill
• Karl Held (36 Hours) … Kelly
• Ed Wynn (Mary Poppins; Cinderfella) … Mr. A. Hofstedder. The jeweler, who’s “persuaded” by Patti to con the FBI into continuing the investigation.