Bringemovies
← Browse Movies
The Cat Burglar
TITLE DETAILS

The Cat Burglar

1961-07-01 · 65 min · ★ 5.8

Drama · Action · Thriller

Unwitting pickup artist Jack Coley (Jack Hogan) nabs a briefcase holding a costly scientific formula, turning himself into a moving target for owner Alan Sheridan (John Baer), foreign agents and the fuzz -- all bent on a blistering game of finders, keepers. In this stylized crime drama, the quarry coolly eludes the pack while eliciting the aid of an unlikely party: blonde beauty Nan Baker (June Kenney), the attaché's original carrier.

Open detail page

Trailers are previews, not full movies.

No authorized playback source configured. Use the legal watch options below.

Production details

Directors
William Witney
Production companies
Robert E. Kent Productions
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jack HoganJack HoganJack Coley
June KenneyJune KenneyNan Baker
John BaerJohn BaerAlan Sheridan
Gregg PalmerGregg PalmerReed Taylor
Will J. WhiteWill J. WhiteLeo Joseph (as Will White)
Gene RothGene RothPete
Bruno VeSotaBruno VeSotaMuskie
Billie BirdBillie BirdMrs. Prattle
Tommy IvoTommy IvoWillie Prattle
Cosmo SardoCosmo SardoPawn Shop Customer (uncredited)

Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.

Where to watch

Availability provided by JustWatch via TMDb. Offers can change. Provider links are listed on TMDb; full playback requires a separately authorized source.

Streaming

Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, ScreenPix Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, ScreenPix Amazon Channel

View authorized watch options on TMDb

Recommendations

No Name on the Bullet
★ 6.6
No Name on the Bullet1959Action · Thriller

When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.

The Truth About Emanuel
★ 6.0
The Truth About Emanuel2013Drama · Thriller

A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

Each Dawn I Die
★ 6.9
Each Dawn I Die1939Drama · Thriller

A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.

Oscar Shaw
★ 6.6
Oscar Shaw2026Action · Thriller

After retiring from the police force, a relentless detective haunted by the tragic loss of his closest friend sets out on a perilous quest for vengeance, seeking redemption and fighting to restore justice to the streets he once swore to protect.

5 Against the House
★ 5.9
5 Against the House1955Drama · Thriller

Former war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.

The Blue Lamp
★ 6.6
The Blue Lamp1950Action · Thriller

P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to the easy-going night beat. Dixon is a classic ordinary hero but also anachronistic, unprepared and unable to answer the violence of the 1950s.

Indemnity
★ 6.6
Indemnity2022Action · Thriller

An ex-fireman with PTSD goes on the run when accused of a crime he doesn't even remember committing, leading him down a rabbit hole of conspiracy to the highest degree.

The Roaring Twenties
★ 7.5
The Roaring Twenties1939Drama · Thriller

After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.

The Web
★ 7.1
The Web1947Drama · Thriller

A brash young lawyer takes a short-term, high-paying job as bodyguard for a slick business exec being threatened by a former partner, and quickly realizes he may be in over his head.

They Made Me a Fugitive
★ 6.6
They Made Me a Fugitive1947Drama · Thriller

After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.

Detour
★ 7.2
Detour1945Drama · Thriller

The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend.

Seeds of Yesterday
★ 6.4
Seeds of Yesterday2015Drama · Thriller

The Sheffield family reveal and go through some home truths as their middle child inherits the Foxworth mansion. The family's ghosts looming over, and more tragedies are in store as the curse lives on.

The Black Pirate
★ 6.7
The Black Pirate1926Drama · Action

A nobleman vows to avenge the death of his father by the hands of pirates. To this end, he infiltrates the pirate band; Acting in character, he single-handedly captures a merchant vessel, but things are complicated when he finds that there is a beautiful young woman of royal blood aboard.

Ride the Pink Horse
★ 7.2
Ride the Pink Horse1947Drama · Thriller

A con man tries to blackmail a Mexican gangster.

The Locket
★ 6.3
The Locket1946Drama · Thriller

A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.

Primal: Tales of Savagery
★ 8.4
Primal: Tales of Savagery2019Drama · Action

Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal: Tales of Savagery features a caveman and a dinosaur on the brink of extinction. Bonded by tragedy, this unlikely friendship becomes the only hope of survival.

Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
★ 6.2
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog1995Drama · Action

Teenager Angus adopts a stray dog and names him Yellow. Several days later, while travelling along the coast of British Columbia with Angus's father, John, the boy and dog become stranded when turbulent waters capsize their boat. Angus's parents relentlessly badger rescue teams. Angus, schooled by his father in wilderness survival skills, and assisted by the intelligent Yellow Dog, tries to attract rescuers.

Time Without Pity
★ 6.5
Time Without Pity1957Drama · Thriller

Alec Graham is sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend Jennie, with whom he spent a weekend at the English country home of the parents of his friend Brian Stanford. Alec’s father, David Graham, a not-so-successful writer and alcoholic who has neglected his son in the past, flies in from Canada to visit his son on death row. David then goes on a quest to try and clear his son’s name while battling “the bottle.”

Airport
★ 6.5
Airport1970Drama · Action · Thriller

An airport manager tries to keep his terminals open during a snowstorm, while a suicide bomber plots to blow up a Boeing 707 airliner in flight.

Islands
★ 6.1
Islands2025Drama · Thriller

In this twisty thriller, a tennis coach at a tropical resort finds himself at the center of a missing persons mystery. Tom teaches tennis during the day and parties at night. When an enigmatic tourist arrives, Tom is unable to shake the feeling he has met her before. Tension and attraction grow, until her husband disappears, and the police suspect Tom.

Similar titles

Class of Nuke 'Em High
★ 5.6
Class of Nuke 'Em High1986Thriller

The pupils at a high school next to a nuclear power plant start acting and looking strange after buying contaminated drugs from a plant worker.

Bitch Slap
★ 4.8
Bitch Slap2009Drama · Action · Thriller

Three bad girls - a down-and-out stripper, a drug-running killer, and a corporate powerbroker - arrive at a remote desert hideaway to extort and steal $200 million in diamonds from a ruthless underworld kingpin.

The Blue Parrot
★ 5.9
The Blue Parrot1953Drama

'Rocks' Owen, the well-off owner of a car-hire business, is found murdered; the last place he was seen alive was the Blue Parrot nightclub. Scotland Yard go in to investigate, with the help of a visiting American detective and a nightclub hostess who may not be all she appears to be.

The Louisiana Hussy
★ 4.7
The Louisiana Hussy1959Drama

Cajun newlyweds must deal with the jealousy of his brother, who also loved her, and the arrival of a mysterious seductress in their bayou backwater.

Dillinger
★ 5.9
Dillinger1945Drama · Action · Thriller

The life of American public enemy number one who was shot by the police in 1934.

The VelociPastor
★ 5.4
The VelociPastor2018Action

After losing his parents, a priest travels to China, where he inherits a mysterious ability to turn into a dinosaur. At first horrified by this new power, a prostitute convinces him to fight crime. And ninjas.

3 Wicked Witches
★ 4.6
3 Wicked Witches2014Thriller

When three best friends from college reunite for their 25th year reunion, revenge becomes the order of day. A possessed clown doll is sent on a mission of murder to the local frat house…

Spriggan
★ 4.7
Spriggan2019Action

The Ironlands is an unforgiving place; a fanatic cult plagues the kingdom of Annistiem, who in turn have resorted to begging adventurers to venture into the woods and cleanse their realm of the threat. Unbeknownst to them, something far more sinister guides the cult, and plots the destruction of Annistiem. Warriors, miscreants, and opportunists venture forth into the wood to slay the degenerate creatures, each having their own reasons and rationale. Some for gold, some for purity, and some for the hunt. But deep in the forest, only the trust of an ally, and the cold steel of sword and axe can save oneself from the terrors that lurk within.

Acting on Impulse
★ 4.6
Acting on Impulse1993Thriller

An erotic thriller actress becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a B-movie producer, leading her to hide out and engage in sexual thrills with a pair of innocents.

Bottle Rocket
★ 6.7
Bottle Rocket1996Drama

Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatched a harebrained scheme for an as-yet-unspecified crime spree that somehow involves his former boss, the (supposedly) legendary Mr. Henry.

Thief
★ 7.3
Thief1981Drama · Thriller

Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids. To accelerate the process, he signs on with a top gangster for a big score.

Barb Wire
★ 4.1
Barb Wire1996Action

A sexy nightclub owner, Barb Wire moonlights as a mercenary in Steel Harbor, one of the last free zones in the now fascist United States. When scientist Cora Devonshire wanders into Barb's establishment, she gets roped into a top-secret government plot involving biological weapons. Soon Barb is reunited with her old flame Axel Hood, who is now Cora's husband and a guerrilla fighter, resulting in plenty of tense action.

Terror Of The Killer Carnivorous Coat
★ 8.0
Terror Of The Killer Carnivorous Coat2011Thriller

A group of friends struggle for survival as they are faced with the ancient, demonic evil of - the killer carnivorous coat.

Entrapment
★ 6.2
Entrapment1999Drama

Two thieves, who travel in elegant circles, try to outsmart each other and, in the process, end up falling in love.

I Love You, Baby
★ 9.0
I Love You, Baby2000Drama · Thriller

The crook couple Peter and Gwen have run away from Germany and are dreaming of a sweet life on Mallorca. During a break-in at the villa of multimillionaire Walter Ekland, Peter discovers by chance that the old man is using a detective agency to find his son, who was given up for adoption years ago. Ekland has never seen his supposed last family member and heir and therefore does not know that he has long since died. Peter sees the great opportunity of a lifetime. He assumes the identity of the lost son in order to get his hands on the big money. But the unscrupulous Decker, a private detective who was tasked with finding Ekland's real son, discovers the fraud and blackmails Gwen and Peter...

Aces Go Places
★ 6.5
Aces Go Places1982Action

The police track down a notorious burglar in order to apprehend him. However, he is given a chance to make up for his ways by working with the police on a case involving stolen diamonds.

The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery
★ 6.1
The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery1959Thriller

Career criminals and a local youth carefully plan and rehearse the robbery of a Missouri bank.

Subway in the Sky
★ 6.0
Subway in the Sky1959Drama · Thriller

Berlin provides the backdrop for this crime drama that centers on a military doctor falsely accused of dealing illegal drugs. Determined to prove his innocence, he escapes from the MPs and ends up holing up in the apartment his wife rented. He doesn't know that she has sublet the flat to a nightclub singer. When he finds out, he begs the singer to assist him. She is attracted to him and agrees. The doctor believes that his wife is behind the black-market dealings, but in the end, they find the real culprit.

The Ojibway Switchback
★ 2.0
The Ojibway Switchback2015Drama · Thriller

The Ojibway Switchback, a Popular Native American gigolo, is sent to repay a debt for his madam in trade. However, he underestimates exactly what is in store for him.

Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter
★ 4.9
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter2001Action

The second coming is upon us, and Jesus has returned to earth. But before he can get down to the serious business of judging the living and the dead, he has to contend with an army of vampires that can walk in the daylight.

Your favorites

Recently viewed

Watch

Choose an authorized server.

Full video from an operator-configured authorized source. Official trailers use a separate player. If a server fails, retry or select another authorized server.

Legal watch options

Official trailer

Trailer preview only. Press Play to start.

Privacy choices

Favorites stay in your browser. Movie images load from TMDb. YouTube trailers contact YouTube only after you allow external media and choose a trailer. Advertising consent, if ads are enabled, is managed separately by the operator’s certified CMP.

Privacy policy

After allowing external media, choose the trailer button to load its player.