The Little Savage

The Little Savage is a 1959 film directed by Byron Haskin. It stars Pedro Armendáriz and Christiane Martel.[1] It is loosely based on an 1848 novel of the same name by Frederick Marryat.[2]

The Little Savage
Directed byByron Haskin
Produced byJack Leewood
Written byEric Norden
Based onnovel by Frederick Marryat
StarringPedro Armendáriz
Production
company
Associated Producers Inc
Producciones Sotomayor
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
March 1959
Running time
73 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

It was one of the first films from Associated Producers Inc (API).[3] It was originally announced for part of the slate of films for Regal Films.[4]

Cast
  • Pedro Armendáriz as El Tiburon
  • Christiane Martel as Nanoa Riboud
  • Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. as Captain Taursus
  • Terry Rangno as Frank Henniger - as a boy
  • Robert Palmer as Frank Henniger - as a man

Production

Marryat's novel had been purchased in 1938 by Gaumont British as a vehicle for Will Fyffe.[5] This film was not made.

References
  1. "The Little Savage (1959) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. LITTLE SAVAGE, the. (1960, Monthly Film Bulletin, 27, 71. Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/1305826478
  3. FILMLAND EVENTS. (1958, Dec 31). Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/167377258
  4. By THOMAS M PRYOR Special to The New,York Times. (1957, Nov 19). REGAL TO START TEN FILMS SOON. New York Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/114300436
  5. Special to THE NEW,YORK TIMES. (1938, Jul 19). SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD. New York Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/102561578


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