The Two Little Bears

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The Two Little Bears
The Two Little Bears poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRandall Hood
Screenplay by George W. George
Story byGeorge W. George
Judy George
Produced byGeorge W. George
Starring Eddie Albert
Jane Wyatt
Soupy Sales
Butch Patrick
Donnie Carter
Jimmy Boyd
Cinematography Floyd Crosby
Edited by Carl Pierson
Music by Henry Vars
Production
company
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date
  • November 1, 1961 (1961-11-01)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Two Little Bears is a 1961 American comedy film directed in CinemaScope by Randall Hood, written by George W. George, and starring Eddie Albert, Jane Wyatt, Soupy Sales, Butch Patrick, Donnie Carter and Jimmy Boyd. [1] The film was released on November 1, 1961, by 20th Century Fox. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

The film was known as The Teddy Bears. [5]

The film was the directorial debut of Randy Hood who was assistant to Maury Dexter, head of Robert L. Lippert's production company. [6]

Plot

Harry Davis, principal of the Burberry Elementary School, is concerned because his two little boys wish they were bears. One day, the two boys meet an old gypsy who tells them to use a magic cream and teaches them a spell to turn themselves into bears. When they find their sister's strange freckle cream, they do become bears. Unfortunately, when they turn back into boys, no one will believe their story.

Cast

Production

Filming took place in May 1961. [7]

Robert L. Lippert announced plans for a sequel but it appears to not have been made. [8]

Brenda Lee sang two songs in the film, "Honey Bear" over the opening titles and "Speak to Me Pretty", which was a hit when it was released on a single. However, for some reason, "Honey Bear" was not released on disc at the time and remains unreleased to this day. The film was not released in the UK until late 1962, when it went out on release as the lower half of a double-bill with Five Weeks in a Balloon .

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References

  1. ↑ "The Two Little Bears". Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ Eleanor Mannikka (2014). "The-Two-Little-Bears – Trailer – Cast – Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2014-04-20. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  3. ↑ "The Two Little Bears (1961) – Overview". TCM.com. 1961-11-01. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  4. ↑ "The Two Little Bears". Afi.com. 1961-11-01. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  5. ↑ "Zweig's 'jeremiah' bought for film". Los Angeles Times. Mar 2, 1961. ProQuest   167799171.
  6. ↑ Dexter, Maury (2012). Highway to Hollywood (PDF). p. 102.
  7. ↑ "Jayne mansfield to report for 'report'". Los Angeles Times. May 30, 1961. ProQuest   167961989.
  8. ↑ "FILMLAND EVENTS". Los Angeles Times. Dec 23, 1961. ProQuest   168014050.


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