Shinbone Alley

Jun 26, 1970

1h 25m

★ 6.2

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Animation

Music

Comedy

Romance

Family

Production Companies

Fine Arts Films

Allied Artists

Shinbone Alley Trailers

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Cast

Mehitabel (voice)

Carol Channing

Archy (voice)

Eddie Bracken

Big Bill (voice)

Alan Reed

Tyrone T. Tattersall (voice)

John Carradine

Freddie the Rat / Prissy Cat (voice)

Hal Smith

Penelope the Fat Cat / Ladybugs of the Evening (voice)

Joan Gerber

Beatnik Spider (voice)

Sal Delano

Rosie the Cat (voice)

Ken Sansom

Newspaperman (voice)

Byron Kane

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