Shinbone Alley
It's sophisticated enough for kids, simple enough for adults
6.4(18) 1970-06-26 85 minAnimationMusicComedyRomance
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.
ScreenplayJoe Darion
ProducerPreston M. Fleet
ProducerJohn Wilson
Original Music ComposerGeorge Kleinsinger
WriterDon Marquis
WriterJoe Darion
WriterMel Brooks
DirectorJohn Wilson
Cast & characters
Carol Channing
as Mehitabel (voice)
Eddie Bracken
as Archy (voice)
Alan Reed
as Big Bill (voice)
John Carradine
as Tyrone T. Tattersall (voice)
Hal Smith
as Freddie the Rat / Prissy Cat (voice)
Joan Gerber
as Penelope the Fat Cat / Ladybugs of the Evening (voice)
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Sal Delano
as Beatnik Spider (voice)
Ken Sansom
as Rosie the Cat (voice)
Byron Kane
as Newspaperman (voice)
