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Zebra in the Kitchen (1965)

Zebra in the Kitchen poster
Directed by
Ivan Tors
Genre
children's film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A boy has to give his pet mountain lion to the zoo. He sees the animals there are kept in cramped cages and decides to let them loose.

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What happens

Zebra in the Kitchen is a 1965 American children's film produced and directed by Ivan Tors and starring Jay North in his first leading feature-film role. It also stars Martin Milner and Andy Devine, with costars Joyce Meadows and Jim Davis. The film tells the story of a boy who, when forced to give his pet mountain lion to the local zoo, becomes upset at the living conditions of the animals there and attempts to free them. Originally released by MGM as a children's matinee feature, the film has subsequently been released on home video by Warner Bros.' family-entertainment division. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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