Mousey
1974 Canadian film by Daniel Petrie
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Mousey (released as Cat and Mouse in cinemas and on UK television)[2] is a 1974 Canadian thriller film directed by Daniel Petrie,[3] and starring Kirk Douglas, Jean Seberg, and John Vernon.[4]
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| Directed by | Daniel Petrie |
| Written by | John Peacock |
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| Cinematography | Jack Hildyard |
| Edited by | John Trumper |
| Music by | Ron Grainer |
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Running time | 89 minutes[1] |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Although produced for television, the film was released theatrically outside Canada and the United States. In London, it was shown as part of a double feature with Craze.[5][6]
Plot
In Halifax, Nova Scotia, biology teacher George Anderson (Douglas) is nicknamed "Mousey" by his students after he fails to dissect a frog. When he learns that his pregnant wife (Seberg) is carrying another man's child, he follows her to Montreal, where he intends to kill both her and her lover.[7][8][1]
Cast
- Kirk Douglas as George Anderson
- Jean Seberg as Laura Anderson / Richardson
- John Vernon as David Richardson
- Bessie Love as Mrs. Richardson
- Beth Porter as Sandra
- Sam Wanamaker as Inspector
- James Bradford as Private Detective
- Suzanne Lloyd as Nancy
- Stuart Chandler as Simon
- Valerie Colgan as Miss Wainwright
- Mavis Villiers as Martha
- Elliott Sullivan as Harry
- Bob Sherman as Barman
- James Berwick as Headmaster
- Margo Alexis as Miss Carter
- Robert Henderson as Attorney
- Louis Negin as Couturier
- Jennifer Watts as Party Guest
- Tony Sibbald as Workman
- Don Fellows as Foreman
- Francis Napier as Engineer
- Roy Stephens as Hotel Receptionist
- Elsa Pickthorne as Concierge
- John Corbett as Pawnshop Customer
Production
Mousey was filmed on location in Montreal, Canada and at Pinewood Studios in England. Filming commenced in November 1973.[6]
Reception
The film received mixed reviews. Steven H. Scheuer called it "complicated and not very interesting",[9] and the Los Angeles Times wrote that it "seems to have been doomed from the start".[8]
Leonard Maltin reviewed the film more favourably, calling it "tightly made" and praising Douglas as "wonderfully sinister".[10] Amis du film described it as a "good 'suspense' film", though noted a lack of originality in its plot.[11] The Monthly Film Bulletin called it "a thriller with some pretensions to psychological depth".[1]
