Shinbone Alley (1970)
It's sophisticated enough for kids, simple enough for adults
85 min
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.
- Release date
- June 26, 1970
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- George Kleinsinger
Cast
- Carol Channing as Mehitabel
- Eddie Bracken as Archy
- Alan Reed as Big Bill
- John Carradine as Tyrone T. Tattersall
- Byron Kane as Newspaperman
- Hal Smith as Freddie the Rat
- Hal Smith as Prissy Cat
- Joan Gerber as Penelope the Fat Cat
- Joan Gerber as Ladybugs of the Evening
- Sal Delano as Beatnik Spider
- Ken Sansom as Rosie the Cat
Crew
- John Wilson · Director
- David Detiege · Director
- Joe Darion · Writer
- Mel Brooks · Writer
- Don Marquis · Writer
- Preston M. Fleet · Producer
- George Kleinsinger · Composer
- Warner E. Leighton · Editor
- James Bernardi · Production designer
- Corny Cole · Production designer
- Sam Cornell · Production designer
- David Detiege · Production designer