Shinbone Alley
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.
- genus: Animation, Music, Comedy, Romance, Family
- Studio: Fine Arts Films
- keyword: cat, cutout animation
- cast: Carol Channing, Eddie Bracken, Alan Reed, John Carradine, Hal Smith, Joan Gerber
