Movie Cosmos - A Tiger Walks

Description:

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.

Top 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

Frank McHugh

As Bill Watkins

Peter Brown

As Vern Goodman

Arthur Hunnicutt

As Frank Lewis

Connie Gilchrist

As Liddy Lewis

Kevin Corcoran

As Tom Hadley

Jack Albertson

As Sam Grant

Merry Anders

As Betty Collins

Harold Peary

As Uncle Harry

Doodles Weaver

As Bob Evans

Jon Lormer

As Mr. Wilson

Theo Marcuse

As Josef Pietz

Robert Shayne

As Governor's Advisor

Harry Holcombe

As Dr. Martin

Warren J. Kemmerling

As Kelso

Kenner G. Kemp

As Reporter

Donald May

As Capt. Anderson

Frank Aletter

As Riley

Stafford Repp

As Mr. Blonden

Top Crew >

Norman Tokar

Director

Ian Niall

Novel

Ron Miller

Associate Producer

William E. Snyder

Director of Photography

Grant K. Smith

Editor

Lowell S. Hawley

Writer

Buddy Baker

Original Music Composer

Bill Anderson

Co-Producer

Reviews:

r96sk (7/10)

'A Tiger Walks' is a good film.

The premise isn't the most incredible but it's certainly one that keeps you watching, I feel they manage the human side of the story well though could've had more scenes with the tiger itself. I particularly enjoyed the ending.

Brian Keith leads a satisfying cast, portraying the role of Sheriff Pete. At this point, I've seen four other Disney films with Keith and even though they've been a tad hit-and-miss he always tends to be the best actor onscreen - and that's no different here. There's not much to note about his co-stars, to be honest.

It's pleasing to see, for once, that the studio has an animal production with a positive message towards them. Admittedly, you could still question the care of the tiger across the duration of the film itself.

All in all, a solid start to 1964 for Disney's live-action releases.

2020-07-18