Shinbone Alley

    Shinbone Alley
    1970

    Synopsis

    Suicidal poet Archy tries to end his life by jumping off a bridge, but awakens to find he has assumed the life of a cockroach and has become a part of a community of creatures living in a newspaper office. He also discovers that he can still write poetry, using a typewriter, and begins to enjoy his new life. Archy develops deep feelings for the lovely but self-destructive cat Mehitabel, but will have to fight to win her from bad-boy tomcat Bill.

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    Cast

    • Carol ChanningMehitabel
    • Eddie BrackenArchy
    • Alan ReedBig Bill
    • John CarradineTyrone T. Tattersall
    • Hal SmithFreddie the Rat / Prissy Cat (voice)
    • Joan GerberPenelope the Fat Cat / Ladybugs of the Evening (voice)
    • Sal DelanoBeatnik Spider (voice)
    • Ken SansomRosie the Cat (voice)
    • Byron KaneNewspaperman (voice)

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