''A Tiger Walks'' is a 1964 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Norman Tokar Norman Tokar (November 25, 1919 – April 6, 1979) was an American film director, director, actor and occasionally writer and producer of serial television and feature films, who directed many of the early episodes of ''Leave it to Beaver'', and ...

and starring

Brian Keith Robert Alba Keith (November 14, 1921 – June 24, 1997), known professionally as Brian Keith, was an American film, television, and stage actor who in his six-decade career gained recognition for his work in films such as the Disney family ...

and Vera Miles. Based on the 1960 novel of the same name by Ian Niall, it was produced by

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. It was Indian-born actor Sabu's last film, which was released a few months after his death.

Plot

Raja, a mistreated

Bengal tiger The Bengal tiger is a population of the ''Panthera tigris tigris'' subspecies and the nominate tiger subspecies. It ranks among the largest wild cats alive today. It is estimated to have been present in the Indian subcontinent since the Late ...

, escapes from a traveling

circus A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, dancers, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians, ventriloquists, and unicy ...

, and it hides in the woods surrounding the small town of Scotia. The new arrival starts a panic, and the townsfolk want Raja killed with the exception of Julie Williams ( Pamela Franklin), the sheriff's daughter. Julie wishes to capture Raja and put it in a zoo. To raise enough money to purchase Raja from the circus, she starts a campaign with the slogan "save the tiger" to rally children across the nation in the tiger's defense, resulting in national attention brought to the sleepy town. However, she, her father, and an

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

n tiger trainer first need to find Raja before the

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, who are under orders to shoot the tiger on sight. Ultimately the tiger is tranquilized and placed in a zoo.

Cast

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 * Peter Brown as Vern Goodman * Kevin Corcoran as Tom Hadley * Frank McHugh as Bill Watkins * Connie Gilchrist as Liddy Lewis *

Arthur Hunnicutt Arthur Lee Hunnicutt (February 17, 1910 – September 26, 1979) was an American actor known for his portrayal of old, wise, grizzled rural characters. He received an Academy Awards, Academy Award nomination for Academy Award for Best Supporting ...

as Frank Lewis *

Theo Marcuse Theodore Carroll Marcuse (August 2, 1920 – November 29, 1967) was an American character actor who appeared frequently on television in the 1950s and 1960s, often portraying villains. Early years Marcuse was born in Seattle, Washington t ...

as Josef Pietz *

Merry Anders Merry Anders (born Mary Helen Anderson; May 22, 1934 – October 28, 2012) was an American actress who appeared in a number of television programs and films from the 1950s until her retirement from the screen in 1972. Early life Anders was born ...

as Betty Collins * Frank Aletter as Joe Riley *

Jack Albertson Harold "Jack" Albertson (June 16, 1907 – November 25, 1981) was an American actor, comedian, dancer and singer who also performed in vaudeville. Albertson was a Tony, Oscar, and Emmy winning actor, which ranks him among a rare stature of 24 ...

as Sam Grant *

Donald May Donald Adam May (February 22, 1929 – January 28, 2022) was an American actor who was known for his roles in ''Colt .45 (TV series), Colt .45'' (1957–1960) and ''The Edge of Night''. Early years May was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son o ...

as Captain Anderson * Stafford Repp as Mr. Blonden, City Editor * Doodles Weaver as Bob Evans (uncredited) * Serang and Sultan as Raja

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* * 1964 films 1964 children's films 1964 drama films American drama films Films about tigers Walt Disney Pictures films Films directed by Norman Tokar Films scored by Buddy Baker (composer) Films produced by Ron W. Miller Films produced by Bill Anderson (producer) Films based on British novels 1960s English-language films 1960s American films {{1960s-US-film-stub

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