A newspaper man is reincarnated as a cockroach and makes friends with a free-spirited female alley cat.A newspaper man is reincarnated as a cockroach and makes friends with a free-spirited female alley cat.A newspaper man is reincarnated as a cockroach and makes friends with a free-spirited female alley cat.
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Carol Channing
- Mehitabel
- (voice)
Eddie Bracken
- Archy
- (voice)
Byron Kane
- Newspaperman
- (voice)
Hal Smith
- Freddie the Rat
- (voice)
- …
Joan Gerber
- Penelope the Fat Cat
- (voice)
- …
Sal Delano
- Beatnik Spider
- (voice)
Ken Sansom
- Rosie the Cat
- (voice)
Storyline
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- TriviaThe revolution speech scene is animated in the style of George Herriman, the illustrator of the original Archy and Mehitabel stories. Herriman also created Krazy Kat and Ignatz Mouse, who appear briefly in the scene.
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Obscure for good reasons
Even with its release on DVD a few years ago, "Shinbone Alley" has stayed pretty obscure over the years, and seeing it you'll understand why. I imagine many people will be turned off by the animation style, which is similar to animation found in the early years of "Sesame Street", pretty crude and sketchy. It still could have worked if it was engaging in other areas, but it isn't. Those who are unfamiliar with the original "Archy and Mehitabel" stories (especially kids) will be confused by some parts of the screenplay. Some kids who are more sensitive may be upset by elements such as suicide, though I think most kids who manage to sit through this will be bored stiff. But what really sinks the movie are the characters. Archy the cockroach is an annoying whiner who will get on your nerves, and Mehitabel the cat is a dim-witted slut who only thinks of herself. I would recommend this movie only for adults who are die-hard fans of animation, though I would suggest they don't watch it all at once.
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- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
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