Posts Tagged ‘Elizabeth Kingston’

1915: The Cameo Dog and Cats of Regeneration, a Silent Film Set in Manhattan

Posted: 13th August 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Featured Felines
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Regeneration, a 1915 silent film by Raoul Walsh, was shot on location in New York City’s Lower East Side (down on the docks and the Bowery). In addition to several cats and one dog, the film featured real prostitutes, gangsters, and homeless people as extras. It was the first film produced by Fox Film Corporation (a forerunner of the 20th Century Fox) and was released on September 13, 1915 to critical acclaim.

1916: The Christmas Kittens and Movie Cats of New York’s Empire Poultry Palace Show

Posted: 22nd December 2018 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Featured Felines
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Although the first National Cat Show at Madison Square Garden II in May 1895 is often cited as the first cat show in America, there were actually quite a few cat shows in New York City and other American cities before this “official cat show” took place at the Garden. During the late 1800s, New York […]

1916: The Feline Silent Film Stars of Richmond Hill, Queens

Posted: 31st May 2014 by The Hatching Cat in Featured Felines
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A century before there was Grumpy Cat, Lil Bub, Street Cat Bob, and all the countless felines inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame, there were the “movie cats” that rose to stardom during the silent film era. I’m not talking about Felix the Cat, the cartoon cat that made his first appearance in 1919 […]