Shinbone Alley

Shinbone Alley (1970)

It's sophisticated enough for kids, simple enough for adults

Animation Music Comedy Romance Family

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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  • Release Date: 1970-06-26
  • Runtime: 1h 25min
  • Director: John Wilson

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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)

  • Sal Delano

    Beatnik Spider (voice)

  • Ken Sansom

    Rosie the Cat (voice)

  • Byron Kane

    Newspaperman (voice)

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