This 1963 movie, part of tonight’s TCM dive into the Walt Disney studio archives, came out when I had just turned 10 years old. I remember not only watching and loving it at the time, marveling at the story of a cat and two dogs traveling across the country to reunite with their owners, but being astounded once I found out it was based on a true story. I haven’t seen the film in more than 50 years, but I’ll be watching tonight. The grown-up critic in me may notice how manipulative it is, and how faked some of its filmed scenes seem – but I’m hoping the inner kid in me gets spellbound all over again.