Shinbone Alley

Shinbone Alley (1971)

Genres - Fantasy, Romance, Music, Children's/Family, Comedy  |   Sub-Genres - Animated Musical  |   Release Date - Jun 26, 1970 (USA)  |   Run Time - 86 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - G
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Synopsis by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Based on a Broadway musical by Mel Brooks and Joe Darion, the animated feature Shinbone Alley is an adaptation of the Don Marquis stories. The film is about a love-struck cockroach named Archy (voiced by Eddie Bracken) and the object of his affections, a carefree cat named Mehitabel (Carol Channing). The movie is arranged as a series of episodic adventures and though it never quite gels into something cohesive, it has a number of fine moments, particularly when it sticks to the music.

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cat, cockroach, letter, love, poet, reincarnation, romance, suicide