Screenplay:
George W. GeorgeCinematography:
Floyd CrosbyComposer:
Henry VarsCast:
Eddie Albert, Jane Wyatt, Soupy Sales, Nancy Kulp, Theodore Marcuse, Milton Parsons, Emory Parnell, Richard Alden, Butch Patrick, Jimmy Boyd, James MaloneyPlots(1)
After receiving instructions from a mysterious gypsy, youngsters Patrick and Donnie Carter learn how to turn themselves into bears. This at first confuses their school-principal father Albert, but soon he becomes proud of his boys' unusual ability. His colleagues wonder about him; he is sent to a psychiatrist and recommended for dismissal. Leave it to those two boys to show the town that their father is right, turning into bears right before everyone's eyes. Luckily the football season is approaching and eclipses their interest in metamorphosis. This unusual child fantasy has an odd premise that really works. The direction occasionally panders to the more saccharine elements of the story, but for the most part this minor film has some entertaining moments. The kids will love it and probably get a few ideas as well. Patrick apparently was heavily influenced by the role, for he went on to play Eddie, the wolf-boy son in the TV-sitcom "The Munsters." (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Eddie Albert
USA
Best movies:
Roman Holiday (1953)
The Longest Day (1962)
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
Jane Wyatt
USA
Best movies:
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Lost Horizon (1937)
Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
Soupy Sales
USA
Nancy Kulp
USA
Best movies:
The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
Sabrina (1954)
The Parent Trap (1961)
Theodore Marcuse
USA
Best movies:
The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
Hitler (1962)
The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
Milton Parsons
USA
Best movies:
Griffin and Phoenix: A Love Story (1976) (TV movie)
Edison, the Man (1940)
White Heat (1949)
Emory Parnell
USA
Best movies:
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
Sabrina (1954)
Richard Alden
Best movies:
Support Your Local Sheriff! (1968)
The Sadist (1963)
The Thrill of It All (1963)
Butch Patrick
USA
Best movies:
Pressure Point (1962)
A Child Is Waiting (1963)
Munster, Go Home! (1966)
Jimmy Boyd
USA
Best movies:
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Brainstorm (1983)
James Maloney
USA
Best movies:
Detective Story (1951)
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
I Want to Live! (1958)