The Aristocats (Disney 1970, Hermione Baddeley, Phil Harris)

Set in 1910, Disney animated classic The Aristocats offers plenty of adventure, humor, and music (especially performances by Maurice Chevalier). After high-society cat Duchess (Eva Gabor) and her three kittens inherit a fortune from their mistress, a greedy butler plots to get rid of them and collect the cash himself. The villainous servant kidnaps the entire feline family and takes them far away from their comfortable Paris home. A bunch of animal pals come to the rescue, however, and help restore the cats to their proper place.

Monica Evans and Carole Shelley, the Pigeon Sisters from the 1968 film of Neil Simon’s play The Odd Couple, provide the voices for a pair of sister geese, Abigail and Amelia Gabble.

The last film personally supervised by Walt Disney himself.

production details
USA | Disney / 79 minutes / 1970 

Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Producer: Winston Hibler, Wolfgang Reitherman
Editor: Tom Acosta
Music: George Bruns
Script: Larry Clemmons
Production Design: Ken Anderson

cast
Phil Harris as O’Malley
Eva Gabor as Duchess
Sterling Holloway as Roquefort
Scatman Crothers as Scat Cat
Paul Winchell as Shun Gon- Chinese Cat
Lord Tim Hudson as Hit Cat- English Cat
Vito Scotti as Peppo- Italian Cat
Thurl Ravenscroft as Billy Bass- Russian Cat
Dean Clark as Berlioz
Liz English as Marie
Gary Dubin as Toulouse
Nancy Kulp as Frou-Frou
Pat Buttram as Napoleon
George Lindsey as Lafayette
Monica Evans as Abigail
Hermione Baddeley as Madame