Night of the Hats

Ten more films I watched earlier this year **** 1.  Lady And The Tramp It’s the early 20 th century and Jim Dear gives his wife Darling a cocker spaniel puppy called Lady. Lady grows up into a loving, pampered dog, with a license tag that keeps her safe from the dogcatcher. She makes friends with the posh neighbourhood dogs Jock (a Scottie) and Trusty (a bloodhound who used to work for the police). Meanwhile across town is Tramp, a stray dog, who is cool and welcome at the back doors of many restaurants and shops where they feed him. Darling falls pregnant and Tramp comes into the ritzy neighbourhood to see what’s up. Hearing a baby is on the way he tells stories of dogs who have been replaced in family affections by the child, put outside in the dog house or even onto the street. Jock and Trusty try to reassure her but can’t conclusively. Then the baby comes and Lady is introduced and everything seems okay. That’s until Jim Dear and Darling take a trip away and leave house,...