Zebra in the Kitchen (1965)

A young boy lets the animals out of their cages at the Zoo, to set them free, but the animals start taking over the town.

Director:

Ivan Tors

Writers:

Art Arthur, Elgin Ciampi (play)

Stars:

Jay North, Martin Milner, Andy Devine

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jay North	...	Chris Carlyle
Martin Milner	...	Dr. Del Hartwood
Andy Devine	...	Branch Hawksbill
Joyce Meadows	...	Isobel Moon
Jim Davis	...	Adam Carlyle
Dorothy Green	...	Anne Carlyle
Karen Green	...	Wilma Carlyle
Vaughn Taylor	...	Councilman Pew
John Milford	...	Sgt. Freebee
Tristram Coffin	...	Councilman Lawrence
Merritt Bohn	...	Chief of Police
Robert Clarke	...	Sheriff
Percy Helton	...	Mr. Richardson
Jimmy Stiles	...	Tim
Dal Jenkins	...	Kookie

Storyline

A young boy lets the animals out of their cages at the Zoo, to set them free, but the animals start taking over the town.

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Plot Keywords:

animal | zoo | boy | cage | dog | 

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Taglines:

The crazy day the animals came out to play!

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

June 1965 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ein Zebra in der Küche

Filming Locations:

Canyon Country, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Uncredited actor Eddie Quillan is seen watching a clip from Hollywood Party, in which he himself had a featured role 21 years earlier.

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Soundtracks

"Zebra in the Kitchen"
Written by Hal Hopper
Sung by the Standells

User Reviews

Funny family fare

Ivan Tors (creator of TV's "Seahunt," "Flipper," Gentle Ben," and "Daktari") produced and directed this effective family comedy. With a low budget, creative editing, a cast that included "Dennis the Menace's" Jay North and "Adam 12's" Martin Milner, and a Hollywood Animal Farm assortment of animals, Ivan Tors is able to create slap stick and a message out of a story about a boy (Jay North) and his pet cougar. When the boy's family must move to the city, his pet cougar is placed in the city zoo, a run-down out-dated collection of cages maintained by zookeeper Chill Wills and Zoo Vet Martin Milner. Soon North ends up working for the zoo, but unhappy with the way the animals are caged up, releases the animals onto the city. The animals really aren't very dangerous and cause a lot of mischief in people's backyards, houses, and shops. Watch for Marshall Thompson ("Daktari," "Clarence the Cross-Eyed Lion") in a cameo.