Shinbone Alley
1970 · 85 min
Animation · Music · Comedy · Romance · Family
★ 6.4Suicidal 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.
Crew
- Director John Wilson
- Screenplay Joe Darion
- Writer Mel Brooks
- Writer Don Marquis
- Writer Joe Darion
Cast
Carol Channing
Mehitabel (voice)
Eddie Bracken
Archy (voice)
Alan Reed
Big Bill (voice)
John Carradine
Tyrone T. Tattersall (voice)
Hal Smith
Freddie the Rat / Prissy Cat (voice)
Joan Gerber
Penelope the Fat Cat / Ladybugs of the Evening (voice)
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Sal Delano
Beatnik Spider (voice)
Ken Sansom
Rosie the Cat (voice)
Byron Kane
Newspaperman (voice)
Crew
- Director — John Wilson
- Screenplay — Joe Darion
- Writer — Mel Brooks
- Writer — Don Marquis
- Writer — Joe Darion
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