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Shinbone Alley (1971)

Shinbone Alley poster
Directed by
John David Wilson
Genre
musical film, musical comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
G
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An alley cat named Mehitabel and a cockroach named Archy share their lives and adventures. The film blends music and comedy as the two characters navigate friendship and survival in a city setting.

whimsicalplayfulmusicallight-heartedanimatedquirkynostalgicslow-paced

What happens

Shinbone Alley is a 1970 American independent animated musical comedy film based on the Joe Darion, Mel Brooks, and George Kleinsinger musical of the same name as well as the original Archy and Mehitabel stories by Don Marquis. It was directed by John David Wilson. Eddie Bracken reprised his role from the Broadway musical; Carol Channing played the starring role originally performed by Eartha Kitt. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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