Suicidal poet Archy tries to end his life by jumping off a bridge, but awakens to find he has assumed the life of a cockroach and has become a part of a community of creatures living in a newspaper office. He also discovers that he can still write poetry, using a typewriter, and begins to enjoy his new life. Archy develops deep feelings for the lovely but self-destructive cat Mehitabel, but will have to fight to win her from bad-boy tomcat Bill.
Cast
Carol Channing
Mehitabel (voice)
Eddie Bracken
Archy (voice)
Alan Reed
Big Bill (voice)
John Carradine
Tyrone T. Tattersall (voice)
Hal Smith
Freddie the Rat / Prissy Cat (voice)
Joan Gerber
Penelope the Fat Cat / Ladybugs of the Evening (voice)
Sal Delano
Beatnik Spider (voice)
Ken Sansom
Rosie the Cat (voice)
Byron Kane
Newspaperman (voice)
Crew
John Wilson
Director, Producer
Don Marquis
Writer, Author
Joe Darion
Writer, Author, Screenplay, Lyricist
Mel Brooks
Writer, Author
Warner E. Leighton
Editor
Larry DeSoto
Assistant Editor
Preston M. Fleet
Producer
David Detiege
Associate Producer, Production Design, Continuity
James Bernardi
Production Design, Layout
Corny Cole
Production Design
Jules Engel
Production Design
Gary Lund
Production Design, Animation
Ted C. Bemiller
Camera Operator
Gene Borghi
Camera Operator
Wally Bulloch
Camera Operator
John Bruno
Animation
Frank Andrina
Animation
O.B. Barkley
Animation
Bob Bemiller
Animation
Bob Bransford
Animation
Brad Case
Animation
Rudy Cataldi
Animation
Barbara Detiege
Animation
Marsha Gertenbach
Animation
Fred Grable
Animation
Jim Hiltz
Animation
Greg Iversen
Animation
Gerry Kane
Animation
Mark Kausler
Animation
Selby Kelly
Animation
Moley McColley
Animation
Barrie Nelson
Animation
Margaret Nichols
Animation
Ed Nofziger
Animation
Rosemary O'Connor
Animation
Frank Onaitis
Animation
Tony Pabian
Animation
Amby Paliwoda
Animation
Spencer Peel
Animation
Gil Rugg
Animation
Jim Rutherford
Animation
Mike Sanger
Animation
Ken Southworth
Animation
John Sparey
Animation
Bob Tyler
Animation
Carson van Osten
Animation
Russ von Neida
Animation
George Waiss
Animation
James T. Walker
Animation
Bob Zamboni
Animation
Louis Zukor
Animation
Morey Zukor
Animation
Maggi Raymond
Animation
Edwin Rehberg
Animation
James L. Aicholtz
Sound Engineer
George Kleinsinger
Original Music Composer, Music, Songs
Dick Kinney
Continuity
Marty Murphy
Continuity
Alvaro Arce
Layout
Tom Baron
Layout
Bruce Bushman
Layout
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