Shinbone Alley

Year: 1970

Runtime: 85 mins

Language: English

Director: John Wilson

RomanceComedyFamilyMusicAnimation

Suicidal poet Archy leaps from a bridge only to awaken as a cockroach in a bustling newspaper office, joining a community of insects. He discovers he can still type poetry on a typewriter and begins to relish his new existence. Along the way he falls for the beautiful yet self‑destructive cat Mehitabel and must contend with the rebellious tomcat Bill to win her affection.

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