strictly for juveniles and the juvenile-minded. It contains little of the step-by-step development which in good detective stories brings out the sleuthing in all of us, being content to settle for a series of gags in which that darn cat, a brownish Siamese, leads the FBI and others on a number of false scents till he and we finally barge in on the criminals". Richard L. Coe of The Washington Post declared: "That Darn Cat is a dandy Christmas present for everyone except the Scrooges. Children will enjoy its pranks, adults its whimsy, cat-lovers its Siamese and even J. Edgar Hoover won't mind this use of the FBI". Brendan Gill of The New Yorker called the film "a typical product of the giant Disney flapdoodle factory, which for many years now has devoted itself to grinding out lavish falsifications of contemporary life". In September 1965, Hedda Hopper reported Disney had commissioned a sequel from the Gordons enritled Undercover Cat Prowls Again but it was not made. The film holds a 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 16 reviews. Awards and nominations The film's writers, Mildred Gordon, Gordon Gordon, and Bill Walsh, were nominated by the Writers Guild of America for Best Written American Comedy. The film was also nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture, and a Golden Leaf nomination for Best Supporting Actress (Elsa Lanchester). Mills won the 1966 second place Golden Leaf award for Comedy Performance, Actress. The Sherman Brothers won the third place Golden Leaf award for Best Song. Comic book adaptation Gold Key: That Darn Cat (February 1966) See also List of American films of 1965 References External links That Darn Cat! DVD release review ''1965 cross promotions for 'That Darn Cat!' The film's profile in the Numbers 1965 films 1960s buddy comedy films 1960s children's comedy films 1960s comedy mystery films 1960s comedy thriller films American buddy comedy films American children's comedy films American comedy mystery films 1960s English-language films Films about the Federal Bureau of Investigation Films about kidnapping Films about animals Films about bank robbery Films about cats Films about missing people Films adapted into comics Films based on American novels Films based on children's books Films based on mystery novels Films directed by Robert Stevenson Films produced by Walt Disney Films produced by Bill Walsh (producer) Films shot in California Hippie films Films with screenplays by the