Shinbone Alley
It's sophisticated enough for kids, simple enough for adults
1970 · 1h 25m · G Animation, Comedy, Family, Music, Romance
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Carol Channing as Mehitabel (voice)
- Eddie Bracken as Archy (voice)
- Alan Reed as Big Bill (voice)
- John Carradine as Tyrone T. Tattersall (voice)
- Hal Smith as Freddie the Rat / Prissy Cat (voice)
- Joan Gerber as Penelope the Fat Cat / Ladybugs of the Evening (voice)
- Sal Delano as Beatnik Spider (voice)
- Ken Sansom as Rosie the Cat (voice)
- Byron Kane as Newspaperman (voice)
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