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The king of the jungle needs glasses!
Set at an African animal center, the all-family adventure that inspired the TV series Daktari features a valiant veterinarian (Marshall Thompson), heartless gorilla trappers, narrow escapes, lots of laughs and some of the most endearing animals who ever aced their screen tests.
Among the merry menagerie: Doris the chimpanzee, Mary Lou the python, and of course Clarence, a genuinely cross-eyed lion who was as lamb-like off screen as on (a grumpier stunt lion filled in for attack scenes). “The best thing about the movie is the amazing work with this lion among all those human actors. Come to think of it, the actors are pretty amazing too” (Toni Mastroianna, Cleveland Press).
Original Release
07/15/1965
US Release
07/15/1965
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Marshall Thompson | Dr. Marsh Tracy |
Betsy Drake | Julie Harper |
Richard Haydn | Rupert Rowbotham |
Cheryl Miller | Paula Tracy |
Alan Caillou | Carter |
Rockne Tarkington | Juma |
Maurice Marsac | Gregory |
Robert DoQui | Sergeant / Unteroffizier |
Albert Amos | Husseini |
Dinny Powell | Dixey |
Directors
Writers
Marshall Thompson, Alan Caillou, Art Arthur
Cast
Name | Character |
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Marshall Thompson | Dr. Marsh Tracy |
Betsy Drake | Julie Harper |
Richard Haydn | Rupert Rowbotham |
Cheryl Miller | Paula Tracy |
Alan Caillou | Carter |
Rockne Tarkington | Juma |
Maurice Marsac | Gregory |
Robert DoQui | Sergeant / Unteroffizier |
Albert Amos | Husseini |
Dinny Powell | Dixey |
Mark Allen | Larson |
Laurence Conroy | Tourist |
Allison Daniell | Tourist's Wife |
Janee Michelle | Girl in Pit |
Naaman Brown | Villager |
Napoleon Whiting | Villager |
Chester Jones | Old Man |
Clarence | Clarence - the lion |
Doris | The chimpanzee |
Leo | Clarence - when aggressive |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Leonard B. Kaufman | Producer |
Harry Redmond Jr. | Producer |