brycenielsen

I enjoyed most of the story in this movie - I am a big fan of both Disney live action and also science fiction so the spaceship angle intrigued me, as did the magical powers the cat possesses. I didn't like some of the uses they were put to especially what they do to get money. However certain plot elements like how different characters react to learning the cat's true nature and what means it uses to persuade some, I did enjoy that. I give it a 6 just because of those couple of things I question, otherwise it would be higher.

I thought I had seen just about every Disney live action film from the 60's and 70's but I had never even heard of this one till I saw it on the shelf at the public library. I really enjoyed it. You've got your klutzy Coast Guard ensign Thomas Garland, a nice boating instructor girl who helps him out of his jams, and the very well-acted trio of jewel thieves. Plus some interesting minor characters as well. I particularly enjoyed watching Phil Silvers boss around his two crook associates and always seemed to get out of doing any work himself - it was very in character with his cheating and taking advantage of people in his other role I have seen, in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. The only downside for me was that I usually watch films that have a lot of recognizable names (at least for a Disney live-action fan) and Silvers was the only one I could place, and not in a Disney film. I recognized the names of Mickey Shaughnessy, Norman Fell, and Don Ameche as Ensign Garland's superior but didn't know from where until I did some research. I give it an 8 for a very enjoyable story.