Shinbone Alley

Shinbone Alley

Shinbone Alley

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Shinbone Alley

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

1970

1h 25m

6.4(18 votes)

Animation

Music

Comedy

Romance

Family

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.

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9 featured cast members

Starring

Carol Channing

Carol Channing

Mehitabel (voice)

Eddie Bracken

Eddie Bracken

Archy (voice)

Alan Reed

Alan Reed

Big Bill (voice)

John Carradine

John Carradine

Tyrone T. Tattersall (voice)

Hal Smith

Hal Smith

Freddie the Rat / Prissy Cat (voice)

Joan Gerber

Joan Gerber

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

Sal Delano

Beatnik Spider (voice)

Ken Sansom

Ken Sansom

Rosie the Cat (voice)

Byron Kane

Byron Kane

Newspaperman (voice)

Creative team

Directed by: John Wilson
Written by: Joe Darion
Mel Brooks
Produced by: Preston M. Fleet
John Wilson

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