
I'm for the Hippopotamus(1979)
In Africa, Slim and Tom don't like it when a German tyrant starts selling all of the African wildlife to Canadian zoos. Slim and Tom must teach this guy a lesson by beating the hell out of him and his gang.


When a native village is apparently terrorized by a Lion, the local sergeant enlists the help of a veterinarian working at a nearby animal study center. It is soon discovered that the Lion has a unique problem, it has double vision due to the fact that it is cross eyed and therefore cannot hunt. The Lion is taken back to the study center and is soon adopted by the vet's daughter. Meanwhile, a dangerous criminal is planning to capture young Gorillas and sell them on the black market...

Marshall Thompson
Dr. Marsh Tracy

Betsy Drake
Julie Harper

Richard Haydn
Rupert Rowbotham
Alan Caillou
Carter

Rockne Tarkington
Juma

Maurice Marsac
Gregory

Robert DoQui
Unteroffizier

Cheryl Miller
Paula Tracy
Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion is a action, adventure, comedy film released in 1965 exploring themes of africa, veterinarian, lion, poacher. Directed by Andrew Marton, it stars Marshall Thompson, Betsy Drake, Richard Haydn. When a native village is apparently terrorized by a Lion, the local sergeant enlists the help of a veterinarian working at a nearby animal study center. It is soon discovered that the Lion has a unique problem, it has double vision due to the fact that it is cross eyed and therefore cannot hunt. The Lion is taken back to the study center and is soon adopted by the vet's daughter. Meanwhile, a dangerous criminal is planning to capture young Gorillas and sell them on the black market...
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