The Lion
- Studio
- G-B Animation
- Animation studio
- David Hand Productions
- Distributor
- Rank Organisation, General Film Distributors Ltd.
Synopsis
A light-hearted look at the lion. An explorer, armed with a tent and typewriter, studies the growth of a lion. Having seen him as a playful cub, he becomes convinced that the King of the Beasts is no man-eater...until the lion eats him.
Characters
Mr. Leo, Hunter
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Bert Felstead
Producing
- Producer
- David Dodd Hand
Writing
- Writer
- Pete Griffiths
- Story Supervision
- Ralph Wright
Voices
- Voice
- Richard Goolden
Music
- Music
- Henry Reed
Animation
- Animator
- Stan Pearsall, Ted Percival, Bill Hopper (Lion as Cub), John Wilson, Chick Henderson
Art Department
- Backgrounds
- Ceo Hawthorn, Betty Hansford
- Set Design
- Pete Banks, Eric Rickus
Production notes
Although strictly speaking anonymous in this film, the characters were subsequently given names: Zimmy (short for Zimba) and Zena Lion; Boko Parrot; Biffy and Buffy Water Buffao. The Hunter (or more accurately Zoologist) remained unnamed, as did the elephant.