The Wonderful World Of Disney : A Tiger Walks

Disney's 1964, live-action movie "A Tiger Walks" is a valuable tale of hypocrisy vs. honesty. The plot of the movie basically concerns grumpy, yet wussy Sheriff Pete (portrayed by a Brian Keith who is, in my opinion, even more handsome than he was in "The Parent Trap"), who is faced with the ultimate choice when his daring (and caring) daughter Julie sets out to save an escaped circus tiger named Rajah (By the way, Princess Jasmine's tiger would be given that same name in 1992's "Aladdin") from her own fellow townspeople (well, the adults, anyway), who want to kill the tiger. Julie uses her rather unconventional upbringing to form a "Save That Tiger!" campaign, but her efforts get in the way of her hypocritical father's re-election campaign, and he must choose between saving his hypocritical, yet popular reputation, and salvaging his honesty, and his relationship with Julie, whom he keeps beating down emotionally.When I ordered both "A Tiger Walks" AND another live-action Disney movie, I THOUGHT that I'd like "A Tiger Walks" less than I liked the other movie, but I was surprised to find that I liked THIS movie MORE than the other one! "A Tiger Walks" features a lovely, haunting opening title sequence (nature shot eye candy), a dramatic plot, surprisingly deep characters (including a truly wise, and fairly seriously-portrayed Indian animal trainer who proves to be better than those who try to discredit him), and a touch of feminism, too (Julie's MOTHER is the one with the brains, and even though her approach to dealing with her husband is old-fashioned and cloying by today's standards, she speaks one of the wisest lines of the entire movie when she tells her husband that the two of them should NOT be hypocrites, with regards to their relationship with Julie).For those of you who are worried that Brian Keith's Sheriff Pete is actually violent towards Julie, take heart, because he never actually touches her roughly, as I thought that he might. He yells at her a few times, but the most striking aspect of his treatment of her is how much he psychologically beats her down, to the point that she finally breaks down. I was most struck by the fact that he was willing to push his daughter further and further down, even as she walked around the house with her arm all bandaged up; the symbolism of that arm is undeniable.Of course, this is a Disney movie, so the ending is happy, but after all of the psychological drama that Julie has had to endure, the happy ending is not too sugary, but appropriately sweet (although in TODAY'S world, the ending would find Rajah in a totally different place, no doubt). I won't spoil the ending, but I will say that it truly makes "A Tiger Walks" a movie that is both for, and about families.I would recommend this movie to people who already love it, and to those who love nature, tigers, and/ or the idea of animal activism. I would also recommend this movie to those who want to watch a rare (and GOOD) Disney movie, and to parents who want to teach their children more about wild animals (and why we must respect them). Since the subject matter of the movie is rather heavy, I might recommend the movie for younger viewers who are no younger than, say, 8 or 9 years old, due to some of the movie's heavier, more depressing elements (animal cruelty, soured father-daughter relationship, crooked politics, etc.).If this movie sounds exciting to you, then you should add it to your Disney movie collection today!

I wonder if this film was created as a TV program, for the famous opening title of The Wonderful World Of Disney series is put before the movie itself in this DVD. In Japan this film was shown on TV twice in 1969 and 1974 after the release at the movie theaters in the middle of the 1960s. I missed every opportunity of seeing this , so I watched it for the first time in this item. The fear of a tiger being loose near the small country town. The children who want the tiger to be saved alive and the adults who try to kill it as soon as they can. This conflict is observed in the relationship between the heroine girl and her father working as sherfif, too. The politicians are making the best of this incident as a way of winning supoort from the voters before the election. Needless to say, people from the mass media rush to this small town to get a big front-page story. This is a really CLASSIC movie made in the good old days, which tells us that animals and children are innocent and adults are driven by money and greed! For your information, this masterpiece has been known in my country as the title of A Tiger In The Fog

I remember this movie from childhood on Disneyland. Always liked it wanted to revisit some nostalgia. Ok its not the best Disney movie but its enjoyable and perhaps a bit corny by today's standards but as Walt himself used to say "I like corny". It has that reliable Disney actor Brian Keith with his usual gruff approach and Vera Miles looking lovely as ever. I found Pamela Franklin a bit of a pain in it(Hayley was probably too old by the time Disney made this movie) It has a number of old timers great to see again- Sabu; Frank McHugh; Arthur Hunnicutt

OK I have to do a review or have Amazon on me for ever. The movie wasn't really bad but it was forgettable, for me, I couldn't figure out where they wanted to go with it. Seems they must have used Brian Keith as he was under contract to Disney and Dihad extra footage from they Adventure World. However, like most Disney movies made it was well made, color great, lots of mushy stuff where we have to take care of mother nature but it fun to trap animals and put them in a zoo.

Image is full frame, not the way it was shown in theatres. Otherwise, considering when the disc was made, the image is crisp and the color is good. The movie should have been good if somebody other than Disney had made it. Pam Franklin got me through it.

A Tiger Walks is an awesome Disney live action film about a tormented Tiger who breaks loose and starts a panic in a small town.This film has a solid cast, memorable scenes, and is highly entertaining for those who love the original series: The Wonderful World of Disney.Buy it. It's worth the price and you will surelly enjoy and watch it over and over again. Trust me it is awesome! Buy it and enjoy the entertainment! :)

Very good movie, I saw this movie long time ago whwn disney made good movies.

I saw this movie as a kid. As an adult, the message is still there. Treat animals with respect. This is a great movie for families who want to teach their kids good, family values.