Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion (1965)
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9% want to see it
(126 ratings)
Dr. Marsh Tracy (Marshall Thompson) is an animal behavioral research director who travels to East Africa with his daughter Paula (Cheryl Miller) in this engaging wildlife saga. While Tracy develops a relationship with anthropologist Julie Harper (Betsy Drake), Paula befriends the visually challenged… More Dr. Marsh Tracy (Marshall Thompson) is an animal behavioral research director who travels to East Africa with his daughter Paula (Cheryl Miller) in this engaging wildlife saga. While Tracy develops a relationship with anthropologist Julie Harper (Betsy Drake), Paula befriends the visually challenged lion named Clarence. Because his eyes are crossed, Clarence has never been able to rely on hunting for survival, so the family adopts the lovable lion. Richard Haydn plays the schoolmaster with comic flair as he runs scared from the harmless king of the jungle. The evil Gregory (Maurice Marsac) is the leader of a group of mercenaries who plan to capture Julie's beloved gorillas and sell them for profit. Clarence later traps Gregory in a slapstick scene to save the animals from danger. The film served as a pilot for the television series Daktari. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Directed By
- Andrew Marton
- Written By
- Alan Caillou
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Comedy
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Staci Layne Wilson, StaciWilson.com
No "lion" -- this is a brutal, unfunny so-called comedy, meant for kids.
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Cast
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Marshall Thompson
as Dr. Marsh Tracy
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Betsy Drake
as Julie Harper
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Richard Haydn
as Rupert Rowbotham
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Cheryl Miller
as Paula
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Alan Caillou
as Carter
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Maurice Marsac
as Gregory
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Mark Allen
as Larson
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Albert Amos
as Husseini
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Naaman Brown
as Villager
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Laurence Conroy
as Tourist
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Allyson Daniel
as Tourist's Wife
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Robert DoQui
as Sergeant
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Chester Jones
as Old Man
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Janee Michelle
as Girl in Pit
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Dinny Powell
as Dinny
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Rockne Tarkington
as Juma
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Napoleon Whiting
as Villager
