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A Tiger Walks (1964)

1964-04-12 · 1h 31m · EN
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A young girl's faith... A town's raw courage... against a frightened tiger on the loose!

A tiger escapes from a circus truck as it passes by a small town, and hides itself in the surrounding woods. This throws the town into a panic and everyone wants the animal killed immediately, except for the daughter of the sheriff. She wants to capture the tiger and put it in a zoo, thereby saving the tiger's life. Her determination starts a nationwide campaign among children to raise the money to buy the tiger from the circus, but first, she, her father and an Indian tiger trainer must find the tiger before the National Guard do, who have orders to kill it on sight.

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Lowell S. HawleyWriterNorman TokarDirector

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Brian KeithBrian KeithSheriff Pete WilliamsVera MilesVera MilesDorothy WilliamsPamela FranklinPamela FranklinJulie WilliamsSabuSabuRam SinghEdward AndrewsEdward AndrewsGovernor RobbinsUna MerkelUna MerkelMrs. WatkinsFrank McHughFrank McHughBill WatkinsPeter BrownPeter BrownVern GoodmanArthur HunnicuttArthur HunnicuttFrank LewisConnie GilchristConnie GilchristLiddy LewisKevin CorcoranKevin CorcoranTom HadleyJack AlbertsonJack AlbertsonSam Grant

Keywords

CircusTigerEscaped animal

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · FamilyTheme affinityCircus · Tiger · Escaped AnimalDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityFamilyDirector preference295000Actor preference157570 · 180036 · 195801

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What is A Tiger Walks about?

A tiger escapes from a circus truck as it passes by a small town, and hides itself in the surrounding woods. This throws the town into a panic and everyone wants the animal killed immediately, except for the daughter of the sheriff. She wants to capture the tiger and put it in a zoo, thereby saving the tiger's life. Her determination starts a nationwide campaign among children to raise the money to buy the tiger from the circus, but first, she, her father and an Indian tiger trainer must find the tiger before the National Guard do, who have orders to kill it on sight.

How long is A Tiger Walks?

A Tiger Walks has a runtime of 91 minutes.