Underplayed Gems

Social Lion (1954)

Social Lion poster
Directed by
Jack Kinney
Genre
animation
Country
United States
Runtime
6 min
Rated
NR
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 25 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A lion living in a zoo tries to fit in with human society. He experiences comedic mishaps as he navigates the rules and customs of the human world.

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What happens

Social Lion is a Walt Disney-produced animated short film directed by Jack Kinney, released by Buena Vista on October 15, 1954. The film was written by Milt Schaffer and Dick Kinney and animated entirely by Disney veteran Norm Ferguson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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