That Darn Cat!
Sunday, August 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Siskel Film Center
screening
1965, Robert Stevenson, USA, 116 mins. In English and French with English subtitles | Format: 35mm from the Chicago Film Society collection. Like most bad cats, "D.C." comes home with other people's ducks, sneaks into kitchens, knocks over dishes, and wreaks havoc at local businesses—but our hero (immortalized in song by Bobby Darin) also finds time to catch kidnappers. Hired as an informant for the FBI after bringing home a piece of evidence, D.C. is trailed by agent Zeke Kelso (Dean Jones) with the help of Hayley Mills, hoping to recover a missing bank teller and a suitcase full of cash. Disney's funniest and most leisurely-paced live-action romp was directed with total conviction by Robert Stevenson (MARY POPPINS, OLD YELLER).