Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion |
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| Directed by | Andrew Marton |
| Produced by | Ivan Tors Leonard B. Kaufman Harry Redmond Jr. |
| Written by | Art Arthur, Alan Caillou and Marshall Thompson |
| Starring | Marshall Thompson Betsy Drake Richard Haydn Cheryl Miller Alan Caillou |
| Music by | Al Mack |
| Cinematography | Lamar Boren |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | August 4, 1965 |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion is a 1965 light comedy-adventure film, produced by Ivan Tors, Leonard B. Kaufman, and Harry Redmond Jr., directed by Andrew Marton, and starring Marshall Thompson and Betsy Drake. The film was shot at Soledad Canyon near Los Angeles, California, and in Miami, Florida. It became the basis for the television series Daktari.
Plot
Paula Tracey (Cheryl Miller), an adventurous and fearless girl, is the daughter of veterinarian Dr. Marsh Tracey (Marshall Thompson). Dr. Tracey is the director of East Africa's animal hospital and nature preserve. He fights to protect all African wildlife, while studying and caring for injured animals and endangered species. Paula and her father find Clarence, a wild African lion whose crossed-eyes make hunting in the wild impossible, and they adopt him as a new member of their wildlife preserve. Clarence later saves the day when Julie Harper (Betsy Drake) and her research monkeys are threatened by animal poachers.
Cast
- Marshall Thompson 'Dr. Marsh Tracy'
- Betsy Drake 'Julie Harper'
- Richard Haydn 'Rupert Rowbotham'
- Cheryl Miller 'Paula Tracey'
- Alan Caillou 'Carter'
- Rockne Tarkington 'Juma'
- Maurice Marsac 'Gregory'
- Robert DoQui 'Sergeant'
- Albert Amos 'Husseini'
- Dinny Powell 'Dinny'
- Mark Allen 'Larson'
- Laurence Conroy 'Tourist'
- Allyson Daniell 'Tourist's wife'
- Janee Michelle 'Girl in pit'
- Naaman Brown
- Napoleon Whiting 'Villagers'
- Chester Jones 'Old man'
Animals
- 'Clarence' Himself, a lion
- 'Doris' Herself, a chimpanzee
- 'Mary Lou' Herself, a python
