DISNEY: THAT DARN CAT!(1965)
This is quite fun! Of course with Hayley Mills in it, it
couldn't be terrible! Also has Dean Jones(known for
the Herbie movies), and Roddy McDowell(also in "The
Cat From Outer Space") B
A review from IMDb.com:
Sleuthing in suburbia--Walt Disney style--after a small
town teller is kidnapped by two bank robbers. Not only
does this comedy feature the least-objectionable performance
by Dean Jones EVER, it also has Hayley Mills and Dorothy
Provine as a wonderfully kooky pair of sisters AND a fantastic
feline hero. This Siamese cat is just gorgeous, and it's a lot
of fun watching the bumbling humans trying to tail him down
alleys and city streets. The bad guys of the piece are also
letter-perfect: threatening but not overbearing, just enough
menace to make the kidnapped woman's scary predicament
that much more real. I also loved the next door neighbors
(a wacky Elsa Lanchester and William Demarest), Hayley's
surfer-boyfriend named Canoe, and befuddled Ed Wynn
as a jewelry salesman. Simply put, a wonderful modern-day
caper for parents and kids. Puts the remake with Christina
Ricci to shame. ***1/2 from **** - moonspinner55