A Tiger Walks
A Tiger Walks is a 1964 family drama film directed by Norman Tokar and starring Vera Miles and Brian Keith. Based on a novel of the same name by Ian Niall, it was produced by Walt Disney Productions. It was Indian actor Sabu's last film, released only a few months after his death.
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Directed by | Norman Tokar |
Produced by | Bill Anderson Ron W. Miller |
Written by | Lowell S. Hawley |
Based on | A Tiger Walks by Ian Niall |
Starring | Brian Keith Vera Miles Pamela Franklin Sabu Edward Andrews Una Merkel Peter Brown |
Music by | Buddy Baker |
Cinematography | William E. Snyder |
Edited by | Grant K. Smith |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
Release date | March 12, 1964 |
Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | est. $1,600,000 (US/ Canada)[1] |
Plot
A mistreated Bengal tiger named Raja escapes from a traveling circus, and hides in the woods surrounding the small town of Scotia. The new arrival starts a panic, and the townsfolk want Raja killed with the exception of Julie Williams (played by Pamela Franklin), the sheriff's daughter. Julie wishes to capture Raja and put it in a zoo. To raise enough money to purchase Raja from the circus, she starts a campaign with the slogan "save the tiger" to rally children across the nation in the tiger's defense, resulting in national attention brought to the sleepy town.[2] But first, she, her father, and an Indian tiger trainer have to find Raja before the National Guard, who are under orders to shoot the tiger on sight.
Cast
- Brian Keith as Sheriff Pete Williams
- Vera Miles as Dorothy Williams
- Pamela Franklin as Julie Williams
- Sabu as Ram Singh
- Edward Andrews as Governor Robbins
- Una Merkel as Mrs. Watkins
- Peter Brown as Vern Goodman
- Kevin Corcoran as Tom Hadley
- Frank McHugh as Bill Watkins
- Connie Gilchrist as Liddy Lewis
- Arthur Hunnicutt as Frank Lewis
- Theodore Marcuse as Josef Pietz
- Merry Anders as Betty Collins
- Frank Aletter as Joe Riley
- Jack Albertson as Sam Grant
- Donald May as Captain Anderson
- Stafford Repp as Mr. Blonden, City Editor
- Serang and Sultan as Raja
See also
References
- "Big Rental Pictures of 1964", Variety, 6 January 1965 p 39. The figure is for rentals accruing to distributors, not total gross.
- A Tiger Walks", Disney page.