Shinbone Alley (1970)
1h 25m
Running Time
June 26, 1970Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Carol Channing
Mehitabel
Eddie Bracken
Archy
Alan Reed
Big Bill
Hal Smith
Freddie the Rat / Prissy Cat (voice)
John Carradine
Tyrone T. Tattersall
Joan Gerber
Penelope the Fat Cat / Ladybugs of the Evening (voice)
John Wilson
Director
Sal Delano
Beatnik Spider (voice)
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 26, 1970
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 25m
Content RatingG
Genres
Wiki.
Shinbone Alley is a 1970 American independent animated musical comedy film based on the Joe Darion, Mel Brooks, and George Kleinsinger musical of the same name as well as the original Archy and Mehitabel stories by Don Marquis. It was directed by John David Wilson. Eddie Bracken reprised his role from the Broadway musical; Carol Channing played the starring role originally performed by Eartha Kitt.
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